gastroenterostomy

[ gas-troh-en-tuh-ros-tuh-mee ]
/ ˌgæs troʊˌɛn təˈrɒs tə mi /

noun, plural gas·tro·en·ter·os·to·mies. Surgery.

the making of a new passage between the stomach and the duodenum (gastroduodenostomy) or, especially, the jejunum (gastrojejunostomy).

Origin of gastroenterostomy

First recorded in 1885–90; gastroentero- + -stomy

Words nearby gastroenterostomy

gastroenterocolitis, gastroenterology, gastroenteropathy, gastroenteroplasty, gastroenteroptosis, gastroenterostomy, gastroenterotomy, gastroepiploic, gastroepiploic artery, gastroesophageal, gastroesophageal hernia

British Dictionary definitions for gastroenterostomy

gastroenterostomy
/ (ˌɡæstrəʊˌɛntəˈrɒstəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

surgical formation of an artificial opening between the stomach and the small intestine

Medical definitions for gastroenterostomy

gastroenterostomy
[ găs′trō-ĕn′tə-rŏs′tə-mē ]

n.

The surgical formation of a new opening between the stomach and the intestine, either anterior or posterior to the mesocolon.