gastroenterostomy
- noun
- /ˌɡæstroʊˌɛntəˈrɑːstəmi/
- Specialized
:
gastroenterostomía
- After the gastroenterostomy, the patient's recovery was monitored closely to ensure no complications arose.
Examples
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The surgeon performed a gastroenterostomy to alleviate the patient's intestinal blockage.
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In the metal-stem group, 1 patient had a successful gastroenterostomy and another was considered unfit for bypass surgery.
Academic text (1992) -
Doctors recommend a gastroenterostomy for patients who cannot eat normally due to severe digestive issues.
How Restrictive
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
7.5
- Specialized
2
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
gastroenterostomy = gastro + entero + stomy
The components are medical combining forms meaning 'stomach' + 'intestine' + 'surgical opening', so the sense is predictable to those familiar with medical roots but not readily derivable by an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Gastroenterostomy comes from three Greek parts: gastro- 'stomach', entero- 'intestine', and -stomy 'an opening'. So a gastroenterostomy is an operation that makes an opening between the stomach and the small intestine so food can pass when part of the gut is blocked.