English Explanatory Dictionary

cholecystectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder

Word forms

cholecystectomy cholecystectomies

Etymology

From cholecyst + -ectomy.

Related words

cholecystectomized

Derived words

electrocholecystectomy postcholecystectomy
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