enteroplasty

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noun

The repair or reconstruction of parts of the intestines.

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Meanings

nounenteroplasty (plural enteroplasties)

plural enteroplasties

  1. medicineThe repair or reconstruction of parts of the intestines.

    In patients with a shortened remnant, tapering and lengthening can be achieved by either longitudinal or transverse enteroplasty [ 40, 41 ].

    2014 June 3, Jon S. Thompson, “Short Bowel Syndrome and Malabsorption – Causes and Prevention”, in Viszeralmedizin, volume 30, →DOI

Origin

From entero- + -plasty.

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Translations

Italian enteroplastica
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APA

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

MLA

“enteroplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enteroplasty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enteroplasty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enteroplasty.

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