See Also: hepatocholangiojejunostomy(medicine)

converse (iou) and hepatocholangiojejunostomy (medicine)


converse (iou)



converse verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French converser from Latin conversari, middle voice of conversare turn round, formed as CON- + versare frequentative of vertere turn.]
I. verb intrans.
Live, dwell, (in, among). LME-E18.
Consort, be familiar; have sexual relations; deal, trade. Foll. by with. LME-E19.
Be engaged in; have to do, be conversant, with. obsolete exc. as fig. use of sense 5. L16.
Communicate, interchange ideas, (with). obsolete in gen. sense. L16.
Commune with. L16.
Engage in conversation, talk, (with a person, on or about a subject). E17.
II. verb trans.
Associate with; talk with. M17-E18.
converser noun L16.

hepatocholangiojejunostomy (medicine)


hepatocholangiojejunostomy
<procedure> Union of the hepatic duct to the jejunum.

Origin: hepato-+ G. Chole, bile, + angeion, vessel, + jejunostomy