choledochocele etymology

English word choledochocele comes from English -cele, English choledocho- (Relating to the common bile duct.)

Detailed word origin of choledochocele

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-cele English (eng) (possibly, nonstandard) Alternative form of -coel (“cavity”) (medicine) A hernia.. (medicine) A tumour.
choledocho- English (eng) Relating to the common bile duct.
choledochocele English (eng) (medicine) Cystic dilatation in the intramural portion of the distal common bile duct.

Words with the same origin as choledochocele

Descendants of -cele
adenocele amniocele blastocele bronchocele encephalocele enterocele galactocele glossocele hepatocele keratocele laparocele lymphocele merocele mucocele omphalocele pneumatocele proctocele pseudocele rectocele spermatocele ureterocele urethrocele urocele varicocele
Descendants of choledocho-
choledochoduodenal choledochogram choledochojejunostomy choledochoscopy