choledochal

English

Etymology

From choledoch- +‎ -al.

Adjective

choledochal (not comparable)

1. Related to the common bile duct.
   • 2015, Veereshwar Bhatnagar, “Surgical gastroenterology in children”, in Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons‎^[1], volume 20, →DOI:

     This issue has articles which deal with anorectal malformations, pouch colon (which is very much an Indian problem), duplications, Hirschsprung's disease, duodenal surgery, annular pancreas, biliary atresia, choledochal cyst, portal hypertension, and liver transplantation.

Derived terms

• pericholedochal

 

Translations

relating to the bile duct

• French: cholédoque (fr)
• Spanish: colédoco (es)