hemiloop

English

Etymology

hemi- +‎ loop

Noun

hemiloop (plural hemiloops)

1. (anatomy) Half of a loop, especially of the bowel.
   • 2014 June 6, Aparna Rege, “The Surgical Approach to Short Bowel Syndrome – Autologous Reconstruction versus Transplantation”, in Viszeralmedizin‎^[1], volume 30, →DOI:

     Early reports of the LILT showed a high complication rate with anastomotic stenosis, staple line leakage, interloop abscess and fistulae formation, and hemiloop necrosis resulting from vascular compromise, but with more experience the complication rate has been reduced.

Related terms

• semiloop