cholecystectomy
cholecystectomy noun: the surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder.

Noun
cholecystectomy (plural cholecystectomies)
- The surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder.
cholecystectomy meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Indonesian
cholecystectomy in Hindi
- surgical procedure
- पित्ताशय-उच्छेदन pittāśay-ucchedan
cholecystectomy in Tamil
- surgical procedure
- பித்தப்பை நீக்கம் pittappai nīkkam
cholecystectomy in Indonesian
- surgical procedure
- kolesistektomi
More languagesFewer languages
- Dhivehi
- ފިތްނެގުން fit̊negun̊
Forms of cholecystectomy
| plural | cholecystectomies |
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Origin of cholecystectomy
From cholecyst + -ectomy.
Words formed from cholecystectomy
Words that rhyme with cholecystectomy
- facadectomy
- onychectomy
- tarsectomy
- transversectomy
- adenectomy
- adenoidectomy
- adenomectomy
- adenotonsillectomy
- adipectomy
- adnexectomy
- adrenalectomy
- allatectomy
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- alveolectomy
- amnionectomy
- ampullectomy
- amygdalectomy
- aneurysmectomy
- antennectomy
- antrectomy
- apicectomy
- apicoectomy
- appendectomy
- appendicectomy
- arteriectomy
- arthrectomy
- arytenoidectomy
- astragalectomy
- atherectomy
- auriculectomy
- bafflectomy
- bichectomy
- blebectomy
- blepharectomy
- brainectomy
- bulbectomy
- bullectomy
- bunionectomy
- bursectomy
- callosumectomy
- canthectomy
- capsulectomy
- cardiectomy
- cardioectomy
- carpectomy
- carunclectomy
- cashectomy
- caudectomy
- cecectomy
- cerebellectomy
- cervicectomy
- cheilectomy
- choledochectomy
- chondrectomy
- clinoidectomy
- clitorectomy
- clitoridectomy
- coccygectomy
- colectomy
- colonectomy
- colorectomy
Questions about cholecystectomy
- What does cholecystectomy mean?
- Cholecystectomy means the surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder.
- What is cholecystectomy in Hindi?
- Cholecystectomy in Hindi is पित्ताशय-उच्छेदन (pittāśay-ucchedan). See Cholecystectomy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cholecystectomy?
- Cholecystectomy is a noun.
- What is the plural of cholecystectomy?
- The plural of cholecystectomy is cholecystectomies.
Words near cholecystectomy in the dictionary
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