Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

esophagogastrostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: esoph-a-gogas-tros-to-my
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical procedure in which the esophagus is directly connected to the stomach, typically after part of the esophagus has been removed.

Etymology

From esophago- + gastro- + -stomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: esophago

Inflected Forms

esophagogastrostomies (plural) oesophagogastrostomy (alternative, UK)

Questions

What does esophagogastrostomy mean?: A surgical procedure in which the esophagus is directly connected to the stomach, typically after part of the esophagus has been removed.
Where does esophagogastrostomy come from?: From esophago- + gastro- + -stomy.

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