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esophagostomy

esophagostomy

9.9
An opening in the food pipe that surgeons make to give food or medicine
  • noun
  • /ɪˌsɒfəˈɡɒstəmi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : esofagostomía
  • After the accident, the doctor performed an esophagostomy to help the patient receive nutrition.

Examples

  • A feeding tube was inserted through the esophagostomy to provide liquid meals.

  • The nurse cleaned the esophagostomy site daily to prevent infection.

  • An esophagostomy is necessary for some patients.

  • The esophagostomy procedure was performed yesterday.

  • After the accident, the doctor performed an esophagostomy to help the patient receive nutrition.

  • A feeding tube was inserted through the esophagostomy to provide liquid meals.

  • The nurse cleaned the esophagostomy site daily to prevent infection.

Synonyms

ostomy
vsesophagostomy
  • Specialized
1 9.8

An artificial opening in the body made during surgery that lets waste leave

is for feeding drainage or treatment rather than waste elimination
esophagotomy
vsesophagostomy
  • Specialized
9.9

A surgical cut into the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach

creates a lasting opening for feeding drainage or continued treatment

How Invasive

esophagectomy
  • Specialized
1 9.9
esophagostomy
  • Specialized
9.9
gastrostomy
  • Specialized
3 9.5
nasogastric feeding
  • Specialized
4.9

Surface Forms

esophagostomy singular
esophagostomies plural

Morphology

esophagostomy = esophagus (semi-transparent) = esophag + stomy

The base 'esophagus' is obvious, but the suffix '-stomy' is a specialized medical combining form (surgical opening) that many learners will not know.

Etymology

Esophagostomy comes from the parts esophag- meaning 'food pipe' and -stomy meaning 'opening' or 'mouth', the same 'opening' you see in colostomy. So an esophagostomy is a surgical opening in the esophagus to allow feeding or drainage.