Jejunoileostomy
jejunoileostomy je·ju·no·il·e·os·to·my (jə-jōō’nō-ĭl’ē-ŏs’tə-mē, jěj’u-)
n.
The surgical creation of an opening or passage between the jejunum and the ileum.
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