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choledocholithiasis

choledocholithiasis noun: the presence of gallstones in the common bile duct, where they can block bile flow from the liver and gallbladder into the small intestine.

choledocholithiasis: the presence of gallstones in the common bile duct, where they can block bile flow from the liver...
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Noun

choledocholithiasis (plural choledocholithiases)

  1. The presence of gallstones in the common bile duct, where they can block bile flow from the liver and gallbladder into the small intestine.

choledocholithiasis meaning in Tamil

choledocholithiasis in Tamil

பித்தக்குழல் கல்

Forms of choledocholithiasis

pluralcholedocholithiases

Origin of choledocholithiasis

From choledocho- + lithiasis.

Questions about choledocholithiasis

What does choledocholithiasis mean?
Choledocholithiasis means the presence of gallstones in the common bile duct, where they can block bile flow from the liver and gallbladder into the small intestine.
What is choledocholithiasis in Tamil?
Choledocholithiasis in Tamil is பித்தக்குழல் கல். See Choledocholithiasis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is choledocholithiasis?
Choledocholithiasis is a noun.
What is the plural of choledocholithiasis?
The plural of choledocholithiasis is choledocholithiases.

Words near choledocholithiasis in the dictionary

  1. choledochograms
  2. choledochojejunal
  3. choledochojejunostomies
  4. choledochojejunostomy
  5. choledocholithiases
  6. choledocholithiasis
  7. choledocholithotomies
  8. choledocholithotomy
  9. choledocholithotripsies
  10. choledocholithotripsy
  11. choledochoplasties

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Adapted from Wiktionary: choledocholithiasis (page history and authors); choledocholithiasis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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