Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

/ˌpɝːkjuːˈteɪniəs ˌtrænzhɪˈpætɪk ˌkoʊlændʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-cu-ta-neous -tran-shep-at-ic -cholan-giog-ra-phy
IPA: /ˌpɝːkjuːˈteɪniəs ˌtrænzhɪˈpætɪk ˌkoʊlændʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/

65

Scrabble Score

39

Letters

12

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An invasive imaging procedure in which a needle is inserted through the skin and liver into a bile duct, contrast dye is injected, and X-ray images are taken to visualize the biliary tree and identify or treat bile duct obstruction.

Uncountable

Etymology

From percutaneous + transhepatic + cholangiography

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

PTHC (abbreviation)

Questions

How do you pronounce percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɝːkjuːˈteɪniəs ˌtrænzhɪˈpætɪk ˌkoʊlændʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/.
What does percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography mean?: An invasive imaging procedure in which a needle is inserted through the skin and liver into a bile duct, contrast dye is injected, and X-ray images are taken to visualize the biliary tree and identify or treat bile duct obstruction.
Where does percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography come from?: From percutaneous + transhepatic + cholangiography

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