enteroenterostomy

noun

A surgical procedure in which two parts of the small intestine are connected or reconnected. This is usually done when there's a need to bypass a diseased or obstructed segment of the intestine or to create a new pathway for food to travel through the digestive system.

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Meanings

nounenteroenterostomy (plural enteroenterostomies)

plural enteroenterostomies

  1. medicineA surgical procedure in which two parts of the small intestine are connected or reconnected. This is usually done when there's a need to bypass a diseased or obstructed segment of the intestine or to create a new pathway for food to travel through the digestive system.

Origin

From entero- + entero- + -stomy.

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enteroenterostomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enteroenterostomy

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