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hepaticogastrostomy

hepaticogastrostomy noun: a surgical procedure in which the hepatic bile duct is connected to the stomach to allow bile to drain directly into the stomach, typically performed to bypass an obstruction in the biliary system.

Noun

hepaticogastrostomy (plural hepaticogastrostomies)

  1. A surgical procedure in which the hepatic bile duct is connected to the stomach to allow bile to drain directly into the stomach, typically performed to bypass an obstruction in the biliary system.

Forms of hepaticogastrostomy

pluralhepaticogastrostomies
alternative formhepatogastrostomy

Origin of hepaticogastrostomy

From hepatico- + gastro- + -stomy.

Questions about hepaticogastrostomy

What does hepaticogastrostomy mean?
Hepaticogastrostomy means a surgical procedure in which the hepatic bile duct is connected to the stomach to allow bile to drain directly into the stomach, typically performed to bypass an obstruction in the biliary system.
What part of speech is hepaticogastrostomy?
Hepaticogastrostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of hepaticogastrostomy?
The plural of hepaticogastrostomy is hepaticogastrostomies.

Words near hepaticogastrostomy in the dictionary

  1. hepaticocholecystenterostomy
  2. hepaticocholecystostcholecystenterostomy
  3. hepaticoduodenostomies
  4. hepaticoduodenostomy
  5. hepaticogastrostomies
  6. hepaticogastrostomy
  7. hepaticojejunal
  8. hepaticojejunostomies
  9. hepaticojejunostomy
  10. hepaticolithotripsy
  11. hepaticological

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