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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography noun: a specialized procedure that combines endoscopy and X-ray imaging to both diagnose and treat conditions of the bile ducts, pancreatic duct, and gallbladder. An endoscope is passed through the mouth into the duodenum, where contrast dye is injected into the ducts and visualized using fluoroscopy.

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a specialized procedure that combines endoscopy and X-ray imaging to both diagnose and treat...
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Noun

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (countable and uncountable, plural endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies, abbreviation ERCP)

  1. A specialized procedure that combines endoscopy and X-ray imaging to both diagnose and treat conditions of the bile ducts, pancreatic duct, and gallbladder. An endoscope is passed through the mouth into the duodenum, where contrast dye is injected into the ducts and visualized using fluoroscopy.

Forms of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

pluralendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies
abbreviationERCP

Origin of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

From endoscopic + retrograde + cholangiopancreatography.

Questions about endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

What does endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography mean?
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography means a specialized procedure that combines endoscopy and X-ray imaging to both diagnose and treat conditions of the bile ducts, pancreatic duct, and gallbladder. An endoscope is passed through the mouth into the duodenum, where contrast dye is injected into the ducts and visualized using fluoroscopy.
What part of speech is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography?
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is a noun.
What is the plural of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography?
The plural of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies.

Words near endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the dictionary

  1. endosarc
  2. endoscope
  3. endoscopes
  4. endoscopic
  5. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies
  6. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
  7. endoscopical
  8. endoscopically
  9. endoscopies
  10. endoscopist
  11. endoscopists

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