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(surgery) A surgical procedure that creates a direct connection between the stomach and the ileum, bypassing the duodenum and jejunum to allow food to pass directly into the lower small intestine..
Use gastroileostomy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gastroileostomy means (surgery) A surgical procedure that creates a direct connection between the stomach and the ileum, bypassing the duodenum and jejunum to allow food to pass directly into the lower small intestine..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use gastroileostomy where its definition matches the intended context.
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