Etymograph

English

gastroenterostomy

From gastro- + entero- + -stomy.

A compound of gastro- + entero- + -stomy

Ancient Greek γαστήρ ‘stomach’

English gastro-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’

Ancient Greek ἔντερον ‘intestine’

English entero-

Today it means

noun The surgical procedure for making a connection between the stomach and the jejunum, usually as part of an operation, performed at the same time as a partial gastrectomy.

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