enterorrhaphy

Meanings

• Noun

  A surgical procedure used to reconnect the intestines after they have been separated.

  - "After the intestinal resection, the surgeon performed an enterorrhaphy to reconnect the intestines."
  - "The patient's recovery from the enterorrhaphy was slow but steady."

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Variants

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enteropathies , enteropathy

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Etymology

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From the Greek words enteron (intestine) and rhabdos (staff), meaning 'joining of the intestines'.

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Trivia

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1. Enterorrhaphy is also known as intestinal anastomosis or intestinal suturing.

2. The first successful enterorrhaphy was performed by Dr. John Heysham Gibbon in 1959.

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1. Intestinal anastomosis: A broader term that includes enterorrhaphy and other surgical techniques used to reconnect the intestines.

2. Intestinal resection: A surgical procedure that involves removing a portion of the intestine, followed by an enterorrhaphy to reconnect the remaining ends.

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Culture

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Enterorrhaphy is a crucial surgical procedure in gastrointestinal surgery. It is used to reconnect the intestines after they have been separated due to various reasons such as cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases, or injuries.

How to Memorize "enterorrhaphy"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the intestines being separated and then reconnected using sutures or staples.

2. associate
   

   - Associate enterorrhaphy with the idea of joining or reconnecting.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Enter, Rhap, and go' to remember the word enterorrhaphy.

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