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cholecystostomy

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[koh-luh-si-stos-tuh-mee, kol-uh-] / ˌkoʊ lə sɪˈstɒs tə mi, ˌkɒl ə- /

noun

Surgery.

formation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the gallbladder, usually done for drainage and to remove gallstones.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

cholecystostomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of cholecystostomy

cholecyst + -o- + -stomy

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