- hepaticostomy
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he·pat·i·cos·to·my hi-.pat-i-'käs-tə-mē n, pl -mies an operation to provide an artificial opening into the hepatic duct* * *
n.a surgical operation in which a temporary or permanent opening is made into the main duct carrying bile from the liver.* * *
he·pat·i·cos·to·my (hə-pat″ĭ-kosґtə-me) [hepatico- + -stomy] surgical creation of an artificial opening into the hepatic duct.
Medical dictionary. 2011.