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enteroenterostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-teroen-teros-to-my
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical procedure in which two parts of the small intestine are connected or reconnected. This is usually done when there's a need to bypass a diseased or obstructed segment of the intestine or to create a new pathway for food to travel through the digestive system.

Etymology

From entero- + entero- + -stomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

enteroenterostomies (plural)

Questions

What does enteroenterostomy mean?
A surgical procedure in which two parts of the small intestine are connected or reconnected. This is usually done when there's a need to bypass a diseased or obstructed segment of the intestine or to create a new pathway for food to travel through the digestive system.
Where does enteroenterostomy come from?
From entero- + entero- + -stomy.

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