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cystectomy
[ si-stek-tuh-mee ]
/ sɪˈstɛk tə mi /
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noun, plural cys·tec·to·mies.Surgery.
excision of a cyst or bladder, usually the urinary bladder.
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Words nearby cystectomy
cyrtostyle, Cyrus, Cys, cyst, cystathionine, cystectomy, cysteine, cysti-, cystic, cysticercoid, cysticercosis
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In fact, Beckett was recently chatting with another radical cystectomy patient through BCAN’s Survivor to Survivor program, talking through his body image struggles.
He’s often seen how radical cystectomy can damage one’s sense of self.
British Dictionary definitions for cystectomy
cystectomy
/ (sɪˈstɛktəmɪ) /
noun plural -mies
surgical removal of the gall bladder or of part of the urinary bladder
surgical removal of any abnormal cyst
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