esophagogastrectomy

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• esophagogastrectomy — Removal of a portion of the lower esophagus and proximal stomach. * * * esoph·a·go·gas·trec·to·my or chiefly Brit oe·soph·a·go·gas·trec·to·my i .säf ə gō .gas trek tə mē n, pl mies excision of part of the esophagus (esp. the lower third) and the… …   Medical dictionary

• esophageal cancer — ▪ pathology Introduction       disease characterized by the abnormal growth of cells in the esophagus, the muscular tube connecting the oral cavity with the stomach. Most esophageal cancers develop from epithelial (epithelium) cells lining the… …   Universalium

• esophagogastrostomy — Anastomosis of esophagus to stomach, usually following esophagogastrectomy. SYN: esophagogastroanastomosis, gastroesophagostomy. [esophagus + G. gaster, stomach, + stoma, mouth] * * * esoph·a·go·gas·tros·to·my or chiefly Brit… …   Medical dictionary

• oersted — A unit of magnetic field intensity; the magnetic field intensity that exerts a force of 1 dyne on a unit magnetic pole; equal to (1000/4π) A m−1. [Hans Christian O., Danish physicist, 1777–1851] …   Medical dictionary

• EG — electrogram; enteroglucagon; eosinophilic granuloma; Erb Goldflam [syndrome]; esophagogastrectomy; esophagogastric; ethylene glycol; external genitalia …   Medical dictionary

• EG — • electrogram; • enteroglucagon; • eosinophilic granuloma; • Erb Goldflam [syndrome]; • esophagogastrectomy; • esophagogastric; • ethylene glycol; • external genitalia …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations