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cystojejunostomy (medicine) and following(1) (iou)


cystojejunostomy (medicine)


cystojejunostomy
<procedure> Drainage of a cyst, usually pancreatic pseudocyst, into the jejunum.

Origin: cysto-+ jejunum, + G. Stoma, mouth


following(1) (iou)



following adjective, noun2, & preposition. ME.
[formed as FOLLOWING noun1 + -ING2.]
A. adjective.
That follows. ME.
Shakespeare Rape of Lucrece What following sorrow may on this arise. Pope His following shield the fallen chief o'erspread. New Yorker The following year, a grand jury..questioned him.
b. esp. In introducing a statement etc.: now to be mentioned. ME.
A. Thwaite The son sent his father the following account of a visit.
Nautical. Of a wind or sea: blowing or moving in the direction of the ship's course. E16.
b. absol. as noun. The fact(s), person(s), thing(s), etc., now to be mentioned. L18.
C. preposition. As a sequel to or consequence of; coming after in time. M20.
H. Gardner He had..become the idol of the West End stage, following the sensational Success of a rather sentimental historical play.