CHOLANGIOGRAPHY


Meaning of CHOLANGIOGRAPHY in English

[ ˌkɒlandʒɪ'ɒgrəfi ]

■ noun Medicine X-ray examination of the bile ducts, used to locate and identify an obstruction.

Derivatives

cholangiogram noun

Origin

1930s: coined in Sp. from Gk khole 'bile' + angeion 'vessel' + -graphia (see -graphy ).

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