JEJUNOSTOMY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jejunostomy mean? 

• JEJUNOSTOMY (noun)
  The noun JEJUNOSTOMY has 1 sense:

1. surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding

  Familiarity information: JEJUNOSTOMY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JEJUNOSTOMY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("jejunostomy" is a kind of...):

operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)

 Context examples 

A jejunostomy allows a feeding tube to be put into the small intestine.

(Jejunostomy, NCI Dictionary)