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cholangitis
This term is a specialized medical diagnosis used primarily in clinical settings, such as gastroenterology and surgery. It describes a pathological state of inflammation rather than a general symptom, carrying a serious connotation that often implies an urgent need for medical intervention to prevent sepsis.
As a medical condition referring to a specific inflammatory state of the biliary system, the term is treated as an uncountable noun. It does not have a plural form in standard clinical usage, as the condition is viewed as a singular pathological process regardless of the number of patients affected.
Meanings
Examples
The patient presented with fever, jaundice, and right upper quadrant pain, suggesting acute cholangitis.
The patient presented with fever, jaundice, and right upper quadrant pain, suggesting acute cholangitis.
We need to perform an ERCP immediately to relieve the obstruction causing the cholangitis.
We need to perform an ERCP immediately to relieve the obstruction causing the cholangitis.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis is often associated with inflammatory bowel disease.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis is often associated with inflammatory bowel disease.
I suspect the gallstones have led to a secondary case of cholangitis.
The doctor explained that cholangitis is an inflammation of the bile duct system.
Could this be a case of chronic cholangitis given the patient's history of recurrent infections?
Broad spectrum antibiotics are the first line of defense against bacterial cholangitis.
The imaging results confirm a severe case of ascending cholangitis.