choledochostomy

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noun

A surgical procedure in which an opening is created in the common bile duct to allow bile to drain or to relieve an obstruction.

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Meanings

nouncholedochostomy (plural choledochostomies)

plural choledochostomies

  1. medicineA surgical procedure in which an opening is created in the common bile duct to allow bile to drain or to relieve an obstruction.

Origin

From choledocho- + -stomy.

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APA

choledochostomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choledochostomy

MLA

“choledochostomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choledochostomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “choledochostomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choledochostomy.

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