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cholecystectomy

American

[koh-luh-si-stek-tuh-mee, kol-uh-] / ˌkoʊ lə sɪˈstɛk tə mi, ˌkɒl ə- /

noun

Surgery.

plural

cholecystectomies

removal of the gallbladder.

cholecystectomy British

/ ˌkɒlɪsɪˈstɛktəmɪ /

noun

surgical removal of the gall bladder

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cholecystectomy Scientific

/ kō′lĭ-sĭ-stĕk′tə-mē /

Surgical removal of the gallbladder.

Etymology

Origin of cholecystectomy

First recorded in 1880–85; cholecyst + -ectomy

Example Sentences

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She says she is waiting for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy to remove her gallbladder.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The study focuses on patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the standard keyhole operation to remove the gallbladder.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

"We prefer it for short surgeries like laparoscopic cholecystectomy because it avoids the 'hangover' caused by inhalational gases."

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

Best-known method for curing typhoid carriers is cholecystectomy, or removal of the gall bladder, chief breeding ground for the bacilli.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her degeneration caused progressively more and more severe pain until she had a cholecystectomy.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve

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