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choledochal

choledochal adjective: related to the common bile duct.

Adjective

choledochal (not comparable)

  1. Related to the common bile duct.
    • This issue has articles which deal with anorectal malformations, pouch colon (which is very much an Indian problem), duplications, Hirschsprung's disease, duodenal surgery, annular pancreas, biliary atresia, choledochal cyst, portal hypertension, and liver transplantation.2015, Veereshwar Bhatnagar, “Surgical gastroenterology in children”, in Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, volume 20, →DOI

Origin of choledochal

From choledoch- + -al.

Words formed from choledochal

Questions about choledochal

What does choledochal mean?
Choledochal means related to the common bile duct.
What part of speech is choledochal?
Choledochal is an adjective.

Words near choledochal in the dictionary

  1. cholecystotomies
  2. cholecystotomy
  3. cholecysts
  4. choledoch
  5. choledoch-
  6. choledochal
  7. choledochectomies
  8. choledochectomy
  9. choledochitis
  10. choledocho-
  11. choledocho-choledochostomies

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