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cholelithotomy

cholelithotomy noun: removal of a gallstone.

Noun

cholelithotomy (plural cholelithotomies)

  1. Removal of a gallstone

Forms of cholelithotomy

pluralcholelithotomies

Origin of cholelithotomy

From chole- + lithotomy.

Questions about cholelithotomy

What does cholelithotomy mean?
Cholelithotomy means removal of a gallstone.
What part of speech is cholelithotomy?
Cholelithotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of cholelithotomy?
The plural of cholelithotomy is cholelithotomies.

Words near cholelithotomy in the dictionary

  1. cholelith
  2. cholelithiases
  3. cholelithiasis
  4. cholelithogenesis
  5. cholelithotomies
  6. cholelithotomy
  7. cholelithotripsies
  8. cholelithotripsy
  9. cholelithotrities
  10. cholelithotrity
  11. choleliths

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