choledochoduodenostomy
/kəˌliːdoʊkoʊˌduːədiːəˈnɑːstəmi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
40
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A surgical procedure in which an anastomosis is created between the common bile duct and the duodenum to allow bile to drain directly into the small intestine, typically used to bypass obstruction of the distal bile duct.
Countable; Uncountable
Etymology
From choledocho- + duodeno- + -stomy.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: choledocho