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cho•led•o•chot•o•my
(kə led′i kot′ə mē, kō′lə dō kot′-, kol′i-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Surg.]
- Surgeryincision of the common bile duct.
- Neo-Latin choledoch(us) (see choledochostomy) + -o- + -tomy
- 1890–95