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CHOLECYSTOTOMY

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cho⋅le⋅cys⋅tot⋅o⋅my

  [koh-luh-si-stot-uh-mee, kol-uh-]
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–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
incision of the gallbladder.
Origin:
1875–80; chole- + cysto- + -tomy
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Main Entry: cho·le·cys·tot·o·my
Pronunciation: -'tät-&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgical incision of the gallbladder especially for exploration or to remove a gallstone
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cholecystotomy cho·le·cys·tot·o·my (kō'lĭ-sĭ-stŏt'tə-mē)
n.
Incision into the gallbladder.

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