- duodenojejunostomy
- Operative formation of an artificial communication between the duodenum and the jejunum. [duodeno- + jejunum, + G. stoma, mouth]
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du·o·de·no·je·ju·nos·to·my -ji-jü-'näs-tə-mē n, pl -mies a surgical operation that joins part of the duodenum and the jejunum with creation of an artificial opening between them* * *
du·o·de·no·je·ju·nos·to·my (doo″o-de″no-jĕ″joo-nosґtə-me) surgical formation of a new communication between the duodenum and the jejunum.
Medical dictionary. 2011.