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hepaticogastrostomy

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Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hep-atico-gas-tros-to-my
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical procedure in which the hepatic bile duct is connected to the stomach to allow bile to drain directly into the stomach, typically performed to bypass an obstruction in the biliary system.

Etymology

From hepatico- + gastro- + -stomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hepaticogastrostomies (plural) hepatogastrostomy (alternative)

Questions

What does hepaticogastrostomy mean?
A surgical procedure in which the hepatic bile duct is connected to the stomach to allow bile to drain directly into the stomach, typically performed to bypass an obstruction in the biliary system.
Where does hepaticogastrostomy come from?
From hepatico- + gastro- + -stomy.

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