transhepatically

adverb

Through the liver.

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Meanings

adverbtranshepatically (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThrough the liver.

    Using B-Ultrasound guidance, an 18-gauge puncture needle (Angiotech Company, Denmark) was advanced transhepatically into the gallbladder.

    2015 July 9, Yi-Ren Hu et al., “Efficacy and safety of B-mode ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage combined with laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in elderly and high-risk patients”, in BMC Gastroenterology, volume 15, →DOI

Origin

From transhepatic + -ally.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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