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jejunostomy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004578

Surgery to create an opening into the jejunum (part of the small intestine) from the outside of the body. A jejunostomy allows a feeding tube to be put into the small intestine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004578
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004578",
  "term": "jejunostomy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgery to create an opening into the jejunum (part of the small intestine) from the outside of the body. A jejunostomy allows a feeding tube to be put into the small intestine.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/jejunostomy/"
}

Record 9,689 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.