cholecystectomy

Noun

Meaning

surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

excision appendectomy mastectomy hysterectomy tonsillectomy vasectomy enterotomy Chloe gastrostomy lumpectomy renal pancreatectomy gallbladder nerving colotomy
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Hypernyms

ablation excision extirpation cutting out

Hyponyms

lap choly laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Related terms

cholecystectomized

Close letter words and terms

cholecystagogic cholecystagogue cholecystectomized cholecystenterostomy cholecystic cholecystis