CHOLECYSTECTOMY


Meaning of CHOLECYSTECTOMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -(ˌ)sis-ˈtek-tə-mē ]

noun

( plural -mies )

Etymology: New Latin cholecystis gallbladder (from chol- + Greek kystis bladder) + International Scientific Vocabulary -ectomy — more at cyst

Date: 1885

: surgical excision of the gallbladder

• cho·le·cys·tec·to·mized -ˌmīzd adjective

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