gastrojejunostomy

[ gas-troh-ji-joo-nos-tuh-mee ]
/ ˌgæs troʊ dʒɪ dʒuˈnɒs tə mi /

noun, plural gas·tro·je·ju·nos·to·mies. Surgery.

See under gastroenterostomy.

Origin of gastrojejunostomy

First recorded in 1890–95; gastro- + jejunostomy

Words nearby gastrojejunostomy

gastroileostomy, gastrointestinal, gastrointestinal series, gastrointestinal tract, gastrojejunocolic, gastrojejunostomy, gastrolienal, gastrolith, gastrolithiasis, gastrology, gastrolysis

Definition for gastrojejunostomy (2 of 2)

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

British Dictionary definitions for gastrojejunostomy

gastroenterostomy
/ (ˌɡæstrəʊˌɛntəˈrɒstəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

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

Medical definitions for gastrojejunostomy (1 of 2)

gastrojejunostomy
[ găs′trō-jə-jōō′nŏs′tə-mē, -jē′ju- ]

n.

The surgical formation of a direct communication between the stomach and the jejunum.

Medical definitions for gastrojejunostomy (2 of 2)

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.