Charcot's cholangitis triad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The combination of jaundice; fever, usually with rigors; and right-upper-quadrant abdominal pain. It occurs as a result of ascending cholangitis.

Word forms

Charcot's cholangitis triad

Etymology

Named after Jean-Martin Charcot.

Related words

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