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cholecystomy

cholecystomy noun: incision into the gallbladder.

Noun

cholecystomy (usually uncountable, plural cholecystomies)

  1. (usually) incision into the gallbladder

Forms of cholecystomy

pluralcholecystomies

Questions about cholecystomy

What does cholecystomy mean?
Cholecystomy means incision into the gallbladder.
What part of speech is cholecystomy?
Cholecystomy is a noun.
What is the plural of cholecystomy?
The plural of cholecystomy is cholecystomies.

Words near cholecystomy in the dictionary

  1. cholecystokinins
  2. cholecystolithiases
  3. cholecystolithiasis
  4. cholecystolithotripsy
  5. cholecystomies
  6. cholecystomy
  7. cholecystonephrolithiasis
  8. cholecystopathies
  9. cholecystopathy
  10. cholecystosis
  11. cholecystosonographic

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