choledochotomy
American
[kuh-led-i-kot-uh-mee, koh-luh-doh-kot-, kol-i-]
/ kəˌlɛd ɪˈkɒt ə mi, ˌkoʊ lə doʊˈkɒt-, ˌkɒl ɪ- /
noun
Surgery.
plural
choledochotomiesEtymology
Origin of choledochotomy
1890–95; < New Latin choledoch ( us ) ( choledochostomy ) + -o- + -tomy
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