Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duodenocystostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: duo-de-no-cys-tosto-my
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

anastomosis of the duodenum and gallbladder

Countable; Uncountable

noun

anastomosis of the duodenum and bladder, often performed during pancreas transplantation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From duodeno- + cystostomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: duodeno

Usage

Inflected Forms

duodenocystostomies (plural)

Synonyms

duodenocholecystostomy

Questions

What does duodenocystostomy mean?: anastomosis of the duodenum and gallbladder
Where does duodenocystostomy come from?: From duodeno- + cystostomy.

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