bile duct calculus
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Calculus (medicine) — A calculus is a stone (a concretion of material, usually mineral salts) that forms in an organ or duct of the body. Stones cause a number of important medical conditions.Common stone diseasesA number of important medical conditions are caused by… … Wikipedia
Biliary calculus — Biliary Bil ia*ry (b[i^]l y[.a]*r[y^]; 106), a. [L. bilis bile: cf. F. biliaire.] (Physiol.) Relating or belonging to bile; conveying bile; as, biliary acids; biliary ducts. [1913 Webster] {Biliary calculus} (Med.), a gallstone, or a concretion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
choledocholith — Stone in the common bile duct. [choledocho + G. lithos, stone] * * * cho·led·o·cho·lith (ko ledґə ko lith″) a gallstone or other calculus in the common bile duct. Called also bile duct calculus … Medical dictionary
Gallstone — Classification and external resources Numerous small gallstones, composed largely of cholesterol ICD 10 K … Wikipedia
gallstone — A concretion in the gallbladder or a bile duct, composed chiefly of a mixture of cholesterol, calcium bilirubinate, and calcium carbonate, occasionally as a pure stone composed of just one of these substances. SYN: b … Medical dictionary
Cholecystitis — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a gallbladder with cholecystitis and cholesterolosis. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 — is a system of procedural codes. It is a subset of ICD 9 CM (volumes 1 and 2 are used for diagnostic codes.) The United States National Center for Health Statistics drafted ICD 10 PCS in 2000 as a potential replacement for ICD 9 CM Volume 3, but… … Wikipedia
choledochotomy — Incision into the common bile duct. SYN: choledochendysis. [choledocho + G. tome, incision] * * * cho·led·o·chot·o·my kät ə mē n, pl mies surgical incision of the common bile duct * * * n. a surgical operation in which the common bile duct is… … Medical dictionary
Colic — An attack of crying and apparent abdominal pain in early infancy. This is a common condition, occurring in about 1 in every 10 babies. Colic is characterized by episodes of irritability, loud crying, and what appears to be abdominal pain with the … Medical dictionary
choledocholithotomy — Incision of the common bile duct for the extraction of a stone. [choledocho + G. lithos, stone, + tome, incision] * * * cho·led·o·cho·li·thot·o·my lith ät ə mē n, pl mies surgical incision of the common bile duct for removal of a galls … Medical dictionary
