Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puestow procedure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: puestow pro-ce-dure
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical procedure for treating chronic pancreatitis in which the main pancreatic duct is opened longitudinally and joined side-to-side with a Roux-en-Y loop of the jejunum to improve pancreatic drainage and relieve pain.

Etymology

Named after the American surgeon Charles Puestow (1902–1973).

Inflected Forms

Puestow procedures (plural)

Phrases

Puestow-Gillesby procedure

Frequently Paired Words

Puestow-Gillesby procedure

Synonyms

pancreaticojejunostomy

Questions

What does puestow procedure mean?: A surgical procedure for treating chronic pancreatitis in which the main pancreatic duct is opened longitudinally and joined side-to-side with a Roux-en-Y loop of the jejunum to improve pancreatic drainage and relieve pain.
Where does puestow procedure come from?: Named after the American surgeon Charles Puestow (1902–1973).

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