Choledocholithotomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of the gallstone from the bile duct in a case of choledocholithiasis.

    "Two months later, he opened the duct of another patient and took out gallstones – the first choledocholithotomy."

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"Two months later, he opened the duct of another patient and took out gallstones – the first choledocholithotomy."

Etymology

From choledoch + -o- + lithotomy.

Related phrases

bile duct

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