WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gas•tro•en•ter•os•to•my
(gas′trō en′tə ros′tə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Surg.]
- Surgerythe making of a new passage between the stomach and the duodenum (gastroduodenostomy) or, esp., the jejunum (gastrojejunostomy.)
- gastroentero- + -stomy 1885–90
'gastroenterostomy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):