Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hepaticojejunostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hep-ati-co-je-junos-to-my
IPA

45

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical procedure that connects the bile ducts from the liver directly to the jejunum to restore bile flow when the normal pathway is blocked or damaged.

Example Sentences

"In various published reports of symptomatic PHT with CDC, PHT actually resolved after excision of cyst and hepaticojejunostomy and the children were asymptomatic during subsequent follow-up.[ 1 2 ] In this cohort of patients, although all patients remained asymptomatic after successful surgery of the CDC cyst, the range of NO levels at 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months follow-up helped to identify the patients with persistently elevated NO levels thereby indicating persistently elevated PP."

Etymology

From hepatico- + jejuno- + -stomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hepatico

Inflected Forms

hepaticojejunostomies (plural) hepatojejunostomy (alternative)

Questions

What does hepaticojejunostomy mean?: A surgical procedure that connects the bile ducts from the liver directly to the jejunum to restore bile flow when the normal pathway is blocked or damaged.
Where does hepaticojejunostomy come from?: From hepatico- + jejuno- + -stomy.

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