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cholangiocarcinoma

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rare and aggressive cancer that starts in the bile ducts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Examples

  • 2013, J. R. Bhardwaj (editor), Boyd's Textbook of Pathology, Volume 2: Systemic Pathology, 10th Edition, Wolter Kluwer Health, page 1043, Cholangiocarcinomata arise from the bile ducts. The intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomata are considered here.

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History

Etymology

From cholangio- + carcinoma.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 膽管癌 /胆管癌 (dǎnguǎn'ái) — pathology: cancer of the bile duct
  • Finnish: sappitiesyöpä — pathology: cancer of the bile duct
  • Irish: ailse dhucht an domlais — pathology: cancer of the bile duct
  • Portuguese: colangiocarcinoma — pathology: cancer of the bile duct
  • Spanish: colangiocarcinoma — pathology: cancer of the bile duct