Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

esophagoenterostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: esopha-goen-teros-to-my
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical procedure that connects the esophagus directly to the small intestine, usually done after removal or loss of the stomach to allow food to continue through the digestive tract.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Because the esophagus has no serosa, esophagoenterostomies are much higher risk."

Etymology

From esophago- + enterostomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: esophago-

Usage

Inflected Forms

esophagoenterostomies (plural)

Questions

What does esophagoenterostomy mean?: A surgical procedure that connects the esophagus directly to the small intestine, usually done after removal or loss of the stomach to allow food to continue through the digestive tract.
Where does esophagoenterostomy come from?: From esophago- + enterostomy.

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