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choledochorrhaphy

choledochorrhaphy noun: a surgical procedure in which the common bile duct is repaired by suturing it closed after it has been incised or injured.

Noun

choledochorrhaphy (usually uncountable, plural choledochorrhaphies)

  1. (usually) A surgical procedure in which the common bile duct is repaired by suturing it closed after it has been incised or injured.

Forms of choledochorrhaphy

pluralcholedochorrhaphies

Origin of choledochorrhaphy

From choledocho- + -rrhaphy.

Questions about choledochorrhaphy

What does choledochorrhaphy mean?
Choledochorrhaphy means a surgical procedure in which the common bile duct is repaired by suturing it closed after it has been incised or injured.
What part of speech is choledochorrhaphy?
Choledochorrhaphy is a noun.
What is the plural of choledochorrhaphy?
The plural of choledochorrhaphy is choledochorrhaphies.

Words near choledochorrhaphy in the dictionary

  1. choledocholithotripsies
  2. choledocholithotripsy
  3. choledochoplasties
  4. choledochoplasty
  5. choledochorrhaphies
  6. choledochorrhaphy
  7. choledochoscope
  8. choledochoscopes
  9. choledochoscopies
  10. choledochoscopy
  11. choledochostomies

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