choledochorrhaphy
[ko-led″ah-kor´ah-fe] suture or repair of the common bile duct.
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cho·led·o·chor·rha·phy
(kō-led'ō-kōr'ră-fē), Suturing together the divided ends of the common bile duct.
[choledocho- + G. rhaphē, suture]
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choledochorrhaphy
(kə-lĕd′ə-kôr′ə-fē)n. The suturing together of the divided ends of the common bile duct.
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choledochorrhaphy
The suture and repair of a bile duct; bile duct repair is increasingly preferred in the working medical parlance.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
cho·led·o·chor·rha·phy
(kō-lĕd'ō-kōr'ră-fē) Suturing together the divided ends of the common bile duct.
[choledocho- + G. rhaphē, suture]
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