English Explanatory Dictionary

cystectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The removal of the bladder; the removal of a cyst

Pronunciation

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Word forms

cystectomy cystectomies

Etymology

From cyst (“bladder”) + -ectomy (“surgical removal”).

Related words

cystectomized

Derived words

endocystectomy hemicystectomy pericystectomy precystectomy
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