choledochorrhaphy

noun

A surgical procedure in which the common bile duct is repaired by suturing it closed after it has been incised or injured.

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Meanings

nouncholedochorrhaphy (usually uncountable, plural choledochorrhaphies)

plural choledochorrhaphies

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineA surgical procedure in which the common bile duct is repaired by suturing it closed after it has been incised or injured.

Origin

From choledocho- + -rrhaphy.

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choledochorrhaphy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choledochorrhaphy

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“choledochorrhaphy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choledochorrhaphy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “choledochorrhaphy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choledochorrhaphy.

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