choledoch, a. Med.
(ˈkɒlɪdɒk)
Forms: 7 choleduc, 8 cholidoc, 9 cholidoch, choledoch.
[a. F. cholédoque, f. mod.L. choledochus:—Gr. χοληδόχ-ος containing bile, f. χολή bile + δοχ-ός containing, receiving.]
A. adj. Containing or receiving bile; as choledoch duct, choledoch canal, the tube formed by the union of the hepatic and cystic ducts.
| 1681 tr. Willis' Rem. Med. Wks. Voc., Choleduc vessels, the vessels that hold and send forth the gall. 1799 Med. Jrnl. II. 48 The cistic and cholidoc canals. 1835 Penny Cycl. IV. 395/2 The orifice of the choledoch duct. |
B. as n. The choledoch duct.
| 1859 Todd Cycl. Anat. V. 94/1 An excretory duct..piercing the intestine of the side of the choledoch. Ibid. 106/2 Now in cats the pancreatic duct joins the choledoch before it enters the intestine. |
Hence † choˈledochal a. = cholecyst; ˌcholedoˈchotomy [see -tomy], incision of the gall-duct (to remove gall-stones).
| 1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. vi. 232 Purging..evacuates the choledochal Vessels. 1894 in Gould Dict. Med. 1908 Allbutt & Rolleston Syst. Med. IV. i. 233 Out of 150 choledochotomies that I..performed the mortality was under 4 per cent. 1908 Practitioner Dec. 829 Choledochotomy after cholecystectomy. |