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cholecystectomy
cholecystectomy n. 
/ˌkɒlɪsɪˈstɛktəmɪ/ [Greek ἐκτομία cutting out], extirpation of the gall bladder.
/ˌkɒlɪsɪˈstɛktəmɪ/ [Greek ἐκτομία cutting out], extirpation of the gall bladder.ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > abdominal operations > on gall-bladder, etc.
cholecystotomy1880
cholecystectomy1885
cystectomy1891
cholecystenterostomy1904
cholecystostomy1908
choledochotomy1908
1885 London Med. Rec. 16 Feb. 39/1 Cholecystectomy is said..to have been done six times.
1910 Practitioner Mar. 377 As a general rule the operation of cholecystectomy shows a higher mortality than cholecystostomy.
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