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cys⋅tec⋅to⋅my

[si-stek-tuh-mee]
–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
excision of a cyst or bladder, usually the urinary bladder.

Origin:
1890–95; cyst- + -ectomy
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cys·tec·to·my   (sĭ-stěk'tə-mē)   
n.   pl. cys·tec·to·mies
  1. Surgical removal of a cyst.

    1. Surgical removal of the gallbladder.

    2. Surgical removal of all or part of the urinary bladder.

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Main Entry: cys·tec·to·my
Pronunciation: sis-'tek-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
1 : the surgical excision of a cyst cystectomy>
2 : the removal of all or a portion of the urinary bladder
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cystectomy cys·tec·to·my (sĭ-stěk'tə-mē)
n.

  1. Surgical removal of a cyst.

  2. Surgical removal of all or a part of the gallbladder.

  3. Surgical removal of all or part of the urinary bladder.

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