hepaticocholecystostcholecystenterostomy

noun

The surgical construction of an artificial passage between the gall bladder and hepatic duct, on the one hand, and between the intestine and the gall bladder on the other.

OriginEnglish stoma ← New Latin stoma ← Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma) →
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Meanings

nounhepaticocholecystostcholecystenterostomy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe surgical construction of an artificial passage between the gall bladder and hepatic duct, on the one hand, and between the intestine and the gall bladder on the other.

    I report this case because it suggested a new operation, hepaticocholecystostcholecystenterostomy, or hepaticocholecystostenterostomy.

    1899 December 28, William Stewart Halsted, “Contributions to the Surgery of the Bile Passages, Especially of the Common Bile-Duct”, in Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 141, number 26, via the Internet Archive, retrieved 07 Aug 2026, page 650

Origin

  1. Englishhepatico-
  2. Englishcholecysto-
  3. Englishst-
  4. Englishcholecysto-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  7. Ancient Greekἔντερον (énteron)
  8. New Latinentero-
  9. Englishentero-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*steh₃-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₃mn̥
  12. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  13. Ancient Greekστόμα (stóma)
  14. New Latinstoma
  15. Englishstoma
  16. Englishhepaticocholecystostcholecystenterostomy

From hepatico- + cholecysto- + st- + cholecysto- + entero- + -stomy.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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