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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Origin of cystectomy

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

Words nearby cystectomy

cyrtostyle, Cyrus, Cys, cyst, cystathionine, cystectomy, cysteine, cysti-, cystic, cysticercoid, cysticercosis

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How to use cystectomy in a sentence

In fact, Beckett was recently chatting with another radical cystectomy patient through BCAN’s Survivor to Survivor program, talking through his body image struggles.
How to Return to Normal After Having Your Bladder Surgically Removed|Simar Bajaj|July 28, 2022|Time
He’s often seen how radical cystectomy can damage one’s sense of self.
How to Return to Normal After Having Your Bladder Surgically Removed|Simar Bajaj|July 28, 2022|Time

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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