English Explanatory Dictionary

cystoprostatovesiculectomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Surgical removal of the urinary bladder, prostate gland, and seminal vesicles, typically performed as a treatment for invasive pelvic malignancies, especially cancer of the bladder, and often accompanied by reconstruction of a new method for urine drainage such as a urostomy or intestinal urinary diversion.

Word forms

cystoprostatovesiculectomy cystoprostatovesiculectomies

Etymology

From cysto- + prostatovesiculectomy.

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