English Explanatory Dictionary

choledochocholedochostomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A surgical procedure in which the two ends of the common bile duct are joined together to restore the normal flow of bile after injury, blockage, or removal of a damaged segment.

Word forms

choledochocholedochostomy choledochocholedochostomies choledocho-choledochostomy

Etymology

From choledocho- (“relating to the common bile duct”) + choledocho- (“relating to the common bile duct”) + -stomy (“surgery creating a communication”).

Related words

choledochostomy
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