cholangiocholecystocholedochectomy

noun

a surgical operation involving the excision of the bile ducts, the gallbladder, and the common bile duct, typically performed to treat severe or complicated disease of the biliary system such as obstruction, infection, or malignancy.

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Meanings

nouncholangiocholecystocholedochectomy (plural cholangiocholecystocholedochectomies)

plural cholangiocholecystocholedochectomies

  1. medicinea surgical operation involving the excision of the bile ducts, the gallbladder, and the common bile duct, typically performed to treat severe or complicated disease of the biliary system such as obstruction, infection, or malignancy.

Origin

From cholangio- + cholecysto- + choledoch- + -ectomy

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APA

cholangiocholecystocholedochectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholangiocholecystocholedochectomy

MLA

“cholangiocholecystocholedochectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholangiocholecystocholedochectomy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cholangiocholecystocholedochectomy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholangiocholecystocholedochectomy.

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