Word: hepatoportoenterostomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
pa
to
por
toen
ter
o
sto
my
Definition: The Kasai procedure a surgical treatment for biliary atresia, in which the porta hepatis (part of the liver where bile normally drains) is decapsulated and anastomosed to the distal end of the jejunum to allow maximal bile drainage.
Morphemes:
Affix: hepato-
Language: en
Meaning: of the liver
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἠπᾰτ-
Language: grc
Decoded: epat-
Meaning: ἠπᾰτ-
Affix: porto-
Language: en
Meaning: of the portal system
Affix: entero-
Language: en
Meaning: of the small intestine
Affix: -stomy
Language: en
Meaning: surgery creating a communication