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n.
an operation in which the duodenum is brought through the abdominal wall and opened, usually in order to introduce food. See also gastroduodenostomy.
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du·o·de·nos·to·my (doo″o-də-nosґtə-me) [duodeno- + -stomy] surgical formation of a permanent orifice into the duodenum.Medical dictionary. 2011.