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cholelithotomy ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cholelithotomy - removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladderlithotomy - surgical removal of a stone (calculus) |
cholelithotomy
cholelithotomy [ko″le-lĭ-thot´ah-me] incision of the biliary tract for removal of gallstones; it may be either in the gallbladder (cholecystolithotomy) or in the common bile duct (choledocholithotomy).cho·le·li·thot·o·my (kō'lē-li-thot'ō-mē), Operative removal of a gallstone. [chole- + G. lithos, stone, + tomē, incision] cholelithotomy (kō′lə-lĭ-thŏt′ə-mē)n. Surgical removal of a gallstone.cho·le·li·thot·o·my (kō'lĕ-li-thot'ŏ-mē) Operative removal of a gallstone. [chole- + G. lithos, stone, + tomē, incision]CholelithotomySurgical incision into the gallbladder to remove stones.Mentioned in: Gallstone Removalcholelithotomy Related to cholelithotomy: cholelithotripsyWords related to cholelithotomynoun removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladderRelated Words |