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choledochostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chole-do-chos-to-my
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical procedure in which an opening is created in the common bile duct to allow bile to drain or to relieve an obstruction.

Etymology

From choledocho- + -stomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

choledochostomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

choledochocholedochostomy

Questions

What does choledochostomy mean?
A surgical procedure in which an opening is created in the common bile duct to allow bile to drain or to relieve an obstruction.
Where does choledochostomy come from?
From choledocho- + -stomy.

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