choledochorrhaphy

choledochorrhaphy

 [ko-led″ah-kor´ah-fe] suture or repair of the common bile duct.

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]

choledochorrhaphy

(kə-lĕd′ə-kôr′ə-fē)n. The suturing together of the divided ends of the common bile duct.

choledochorrhaphy

The suture and repair of a bile duct; bile duct repair is increasingly preferred in the working medical parlance.

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]