gastroenterostomy

noun

The surgical procedure for making a connection between the stomach and the jejunum, usually as part of an operation, performed at the same time as a partial gastrectomy.

OriginEnglish stoma ← New Latin stoma ← Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma) →
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Meanings

noungastroenterostomy (countable and uncountable, plural gastroenterostomies)

plural gastroenterostomies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe surgical procedure for making a connection between the stomach and the jejunum, usually as part of an operation, performed at the same time as a partial gastrectomy.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gres-
  2. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́ω (grắō)
  3. Ancient Greekγᾰστήρ (găstḗr)
  4. Englishgastro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  7. Ancient Greekἔντερον (énteron)
  8. New Latinentero-
  9. Englishentero-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*steh₃-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₃mn̥
  12. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  13. Ancient Greekστόμα (stóma)
  14. New Latinstoma
  15. Englishstoma
  16. Englishgastroenterostomy

From gastro- + entero- + -stomy.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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