Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nasojejunostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
na-so-je-junos-to-my
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A procedure where a thin tube is passed through the nose, down the esophagus and stomach, and into the jejunum to provide nutrition when feeding through the mouth or stomach isn’t possible.

Etymology

From naso- + jejunostomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

nasojejunostomies (plural)

Questions

What does nasojejunostomy mean?
A procedure where a thin tube is passed through the nose, down the esophagus and stomach, and into the jejunum to provide nutrition when feeding through the mouth or stomach isn’t possible.
Where does nasojejunostomy come from?
From naso- + jejunostomy.

How to pronounce nasojejunostomy

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “nasojejunostomy”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “nasojejunostomy”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “nasojejunostomy” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.