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Cholecystectomy
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| given to using long words. |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
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Word Origin & History
cholecystectomy
1885, from cholecyst "gall bladder" (1881), from Mod.L. cholecystis, from Gk. khole "gall" + kystis "bladder, cyst."
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Medical Dictionary
cholecystectomy cho·le·cys·tec·to·my (kō'lĭ-sĭ-stěk'tə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of the gallbladder.
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Science Dictionary
cholecystectomy  (kō'lĭ-sĭ-stěk'tə-mē) Pronunciation Key
Surgical removal of the gallbladder. |
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