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hepaticolithotripsy

hepaticolithotripsy noun: the surgical procedure of crushing biliary calculi or stones located within the hepatic duct.

Noun

hepaticolithotripsy (uncountable)

  1. The surgical procedure of crushing biliary calculi or stones located within the hepatic duct.

Origin of hepaticolithotripsy

From hepatico- + -tripsy.

Questions about hepaticolithotripsy

What does hepaticolithotripsy mean?
Hepaticolithotripsy means the surgical procedure of crushing biliary calculi or stones located within the hepatic duct.
What part of speech is hepaticolithotripsy?
Hepaticolithotripsy is a noun.

Words near hepaticolithotripsy in the dictionary

  1. hepaticogastrostomies
  2. hepaticogastrostomy
  3. hepaticojejunal
  4. hepaticojejunostomies
  5. hepaticojejunostomy
  6. hepaticolithotripsy
  7. hepaticological
  8. hepaticologist
  9. hepaticologists
  10. hepaticology
  11. hepaticolous

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