jejunoileal
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jejunoileal bypass — n a surgical bypass operation performed esp. to reduce absorption in the small intestine that involves joining the first part of the jejunum with the more distal segment of the ileum … Medical dictionary
Jejunoileal bypass — Interventions infobox Name = Jejunoileal bypass Caption = ICD10 = ICD9 = 46.93 MeshID = D007581 OtherCodes = Jejunoileal Bypass was a surgical weight loss procedure performed from the 1950s through the 1970s in which all but 30 (12 ) to 45 (18 )… … Wikipedia
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jejunoileal atresia — intestinal atresia involving the jejunum and ileum … Medical dictionary
JI — jejunoileal; jejunoileitis; jejunoileostomy … Medical dictionary
JIB — jejunoileal bypass … Medical dictionary
jejunal bypass — jejunoileal bypass a formerly common type of intestinal bypass for morbid obesity, consisting of anastomosis of the proximal part of the jejunum to the distal part of the ileum so as to circumvent much of the small intestine and reduce intestinal … Medical dictionary
JI — • jejunoileal; • jejunoileitis; • jejunoileostomy … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
JIB — • jejunoileal bypass … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Bypass — An operation in which a surgeon creates a new tubular pathway for the movement of fluids and/or other substances in the body. * * * 1. A shunt or auxiliary flow. 2. To create new flow from one structure to another through a diversionary channel.… … Medical dictionary
