cholecystectomy

[koh-luh-si-stek-tuh-mee, kol-uh-]

noun

Surgery.

plural

cholecystectomies 

1. removal of the gallbladder.

cholecystectomy

/ ˌkɒlɪsɪˈstɛktəmɪ /

noun

1. surgical removal of the gall bladder

cholecystectomy

1. Surgical removal of the gallbladder.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cholecystectomy¹

First recorded in 1880–85; cholecyst + -ectomy

Example Sentences

The study focuses on patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the standard keyhole operation to remove the gallbladder.

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A cholecystectomy, as that operation is known, isn’t high-risk surgery.

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The European Union’s executive said in a statement that the 64-year-old Juncker “will undergo an urgent cholecystectomy,” referring to the surgical removal of the gallbladder.

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Soon afterward Lavender underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a common operation to remove the gallbladder.

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Each resident performs the same surgery for the tests, which is a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a standard gallbladder surgery.

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