cystectomy

American

[si-stek-tuh-mee] / sɪˈstɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

excision of a cyst or bladder, usually the urinary bladder.

cystectomy British

/ sɪˈstɛktəmɪ /

noun

surgical removal of the gall bladder or of part of the urinary bladder
surgical removal of any abnormal cyst

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

cystectomies

plural

Etymology

Origin of cystectomy

First recorded in 1890–95; cyst- + -ectomy

Example Sentences

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"Our findings indicate that the combination of cretostimogene grenadenorepvec and pembrolizumab offers a unique, efficacious and durable bladder-preserving alternative strategy to radical cystectomy."

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

The trial included patients with BCG-unresponsive carcinoma in situ of the bladder, a condition that is notoriously difficult to treat and often leads to radical cystectomy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

Their presence was critical for a cystectomy, a procedure that removes all or some of the bladder to treat cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 19, 2016

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