See Also: bowel bypass(medicine)
bowel bypass syndrome(medicine)
bypass(medicine)
bypass(dictionary)
Bypass(health)
Bypass trust(money)
femoropopliteal bypass(medicine)
gastric bypass(medicine)
Coronary bypass(health)
heart bypass, right(medicine)

frustum (iou) and bowel bypass (medicine)


frustum (iou)



frustum noun. . M17.
[Latin = piece cut off.]
Math. The portion of a solid figure which remains after the upper part has been cut off by a plane parallel to the base, or which is intercepted between two planes. M17.
gen. A fragment or portion. rare. E18.

bowel bypass (medicine)


bowel bypass -->
jejunoileal bypass


A surgical procedure consisting of the anastomosis of the proximal part of the jejunum to the distal portion of the ileum, so as to bypass the nutrient-absorptive segment of the small intestine, to treat morbid obesity.