cystectomy

[ si-stek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural cys·tec·to·mies.

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

cystectomy

/ sɪˈstɛktəmɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cystectomy¹

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

Example Sentences

In fact, Beckett was recently chatting with another radical cystectomy patient through BCAN’s Survivor to Survivor program, talking through his body image struggles.

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He’s often seen how radical cystectomy can damage one’s sense of self.

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