AFFERENT LOOP SYNDROME

  

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AFFERENT LOOP SYNDROME

Specialty Definition: AFFERENT LOOP SYNDROME

DomainDefinition

Health

A complication of gastrojejunostomy, caused by acute or chronic obstruction of the afferent loop due to hernia, intussusception, kinking, volvulus, etc. It is characterized by pain and vomiting of bile-stained fluid and includes acute afferent loop obstruction. (references)

Medicine

Stasis in the afferent loop of a partial gastrectomy. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: AFFERENT LOOP SYNDROME

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

afferent loop syndrome

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: AFFERENT LOOP SYNDROME

Language Translations for "AFFERENT LOOP SYNDROME"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

afferent loop syndrome, afferent loop syndrom. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

afferent loop syndrome, aanvoerende-lis syndroom. (various references)

   

French

  

syndrome de l'anse afférente. (various references)

   

German

  

Syndrom der zuführenden Schlinge. (various references)

   

Italian

  

sindrome dell'ansa cieca, sindrome dell'ansa afferente. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

afferentay ooplay yndromesay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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INDEX

1. Expressions: Internet
2. Translations: Modern
3. Bibliography


  

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