cholecystectomy

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kō′lə si stektə mē, kol′ə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cho•le•cys•tec•to•my  (kō′lə si stektə mē, kol′ə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Surg.]
  1. Surgeryremoval of the gallbladder.
  • cholecyst + -ectomy 1880–85

Forum discussions with the word(s) "cholecystectomy" in the title:


Look up "cholecystectomy" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "cholecystectomy" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!