cholecystectomy

cholecystectomy
Surgical removal of the gallbladder. [chole- + G. kystis, bladder, + ektome, excision]

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cho·le·cys·tec·to·my .kō-lə-(.)sis-'tek-tə-mē n, pl -mies surgical excision of the gallbladder

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n.
surgical removal of the gall bladder, usually for cholecystitis or gallstones. Formerly always performed by laparotomy, the operation is now often done by laparoscopy (percutaneous laparoscopic cholecystectomy). See also minimally invasive surgery.

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cho·le·cys·tec·to·my (ko″lə-sis-tekґtə-me) [cholecyst- + -ectomy] surgical removal of the gallbladder.

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