- pericholangitis
- Inflammation of the tissues around the bile ducts. SYN: periangiocholitis. [peri- + G. chole, bile, + angeion, vessel, + -itis, inflammation]
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peri·chol·an·gi·tis -.kōl-.an-'jīt-əs, -.käl- n inflammation of the tissues surrounding the bile ducts* * *
peri·cho·lan·gi·tis (per″e-ko″lan-jiґtis) [peri- + cholangi- + -itis] inflammation of the tissues that surround the bile ducts.
Medical dictionary. 2011.