cystectomy

[si-stek-tuh-mee]

noun

Surgery.

plural

cystectomies 

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

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.

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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."

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The surgeries he’d done on her — a cystectomy and “dilation and curettage,” a procedure to scrape tissue from inside her uterus — were without her consent, according to Amanda.

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The new Lancet study is the most rigorous comparison to date for a specific type of surgery called cystectomy used for bladder cancer.

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The percentages didn't look good on any other procedure than the radical cystectomy.

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