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choledochotomy

[ kuh-led-i-kot-uh-mee, koh-luh-doh-kot-, kol-i- ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural cho·led·o·chot·o·mies.
  1. incision of the common bile duct.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of choledochotomy1

1890–95; < New Latin choledoch ( us ) ( choledochostomy ) + -o- + -tomy

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