Medical Dictionary

hepaticostomy

noun he·pat·i·cos·to·my \hi-ˌpat-i-ˈkäs-tə-mē\
plural he·pat·i·cos·to·mies

Medical Definition of HEPATICOSTOMY

:  an operation to provide an artificial opening into the hepatic duct

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