choledocholithotomy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /koʊˌliːdoʊˌkɒləˌθɒtəmi/
Etymology
From choledoch + -o- + lithotomy.
Meanings
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A surgical procedure involving incision of the common bile duct to remove obstructing biliary calculi in a case of choledocholithiasis.
Two months later, he opened the duct of another patient and took out gallstones – the first choledocholithotomy.
1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 578:
Forms
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| choledocholithotomies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |