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Charcot's cholangitis triad

Charcot's cholangitis triad proper noun: the combination of jaundice; fever, usually with rigors; and right-upper-quadrant abdominal pain. It occurs as a result of ascending cholangitis.

Proper noun

Charcot's cholangitis triad

  1. The combination of jaundice; fever, usually with rigors; and right-upper-quadrant abdominal pain. It occurs as a result of ascending cholangitis.

Origin of Charcot's cholangitis triad

Named after Jean-Martin Charcot.

Questions about Charcot's cholangitis triad

What does Charcot's cholangitis triad mean?
Charcot's cholangitis triad means the combination of jaundice; fever, usually with rigors; and right-upper-quadrant abdominal pain. It occurs as a result of ascending cholangitis.
What part of speech is Charcot's cholangitis triad?
Charcot's cholangitis triad is a proper noun.

Words near Charcot's cholangitis triad in the dictionary

  1. charconnaes
  2. Charcot
  3. Charcot feet
  4. Charcot foot
  5. Charcot intermittent fever
  6. Charcot's cholangitis triad
  7. Charcot's fever
  8. Charcot's intermittent fever
  9. Charcot's neurologic triad
  10. Charcot's triad
  11. Charcot-Leyden crystal

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