jejunisation

Noun

jejunization (uncountable)

1. An adaptive process by which a part of the intestine (usually the ileum) assumes certain structural or functional features typical of the jejunum.
   • Contrast-enhanced CT scans often show hypervascularity of the involved mesentery, manifesting as vascular dilatation, tortuosity, prominence, and wide spacing of the vasa recta (Fig. 11). These distinctive vascular changes have been called vascular jejunization of the ileum or the comb sign [33].1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani, Frank H. Miller, “CT Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 167, number...