hemiloop

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noun

Half of a loop, especially of the bowel.

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Meanings

nounhemiloop (plural hemiloops)

plural hemiloops

  1. anatomyHalf of a loop, especially of the bowel.

    Early reports of the LILT showed a high complication rate with anastomotic stenosis, staple line leakage, interloop abscess and fistulae formation, and hemiloop necrosis resulting from vascular compromise, but with more experience the complication rate has been reduced.

    2014 June 6, Aparna Rege, “The Surgical Approach to Short Bowel Syndrome – Autologous Reconstruction versus Transplantation”, in Viszeralmedizin, volume 30, →DOI

Origin

From hemi- + loop.

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APA

hemiloop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiloop

MLA

“hemiloop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiloop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemiloop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiloop.

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