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je⋅ju⋅nos⋅to⋅my

  [ji-joo-nos-tuh-mee, jee-joo-]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
an artificial opening from the jejunum through the abdominal wall, created for the drainage of jejunal contents or for feeding.
Origin:
1880–85; jejuno- + -stomy
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Main Entry: je·ju·nos·to·my
Pronunciation: ji-"jü-'näs-t&-mE, "jej-ü-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
1 : the surgical formation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the jejunum
2 : the opening made by jejunostomy
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jejunostomy je·ju·nos·to·my (jə-j&oomacr;'nŏs'tə-mē, jē'j&oobreve;-, jěj'&oobreve;-)
n.
The surgical creation of an opening from the abdominal wall into the jejunum, usually with a stoma on the abdominal wall.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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