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noun
The surgical construction of an artificial passage between the gall bladder and hepatic duct, on the one hand, and between the intestine and the gall bladder on the other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enterostomy, operation
History
From hepatico- + cholecysto- + st- + cholecysto- + entero- + -stomy.
