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cholecystotomy

[ koh-luh-si-stot-uh-mee, kol-uh- ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural cho·le·cys·tot·o·mies.
  1. incision of the gallbladder.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cholecystotomy1

First recorded in 1875–80; chole- + cysto- + -tomy

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