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Variant of cystectomy

cystectomy Definition

cys·tec·tomy (sis tek′tə mē)

noun pl. cystectomies -·mies

  1. the surgical removal of a cyst
  2. the surgical removal of the gallbladder or of part of the urinary bladder

Etymology: cyst(o)- + -ectomy

Browse dictionary entries near cystectomies

  1. ‹ -cyst
  2. ‹ cyst-
  3. ‹ cyst
  4. ‹ Cyrus
  5. ‹ Cyrillic
  6. ‹ Cyril
  7. ‹ Cyrene
  8. ‹ Cyrenaica
  9. ‹ Cyrenaic
  10. ‹ Cyrano de Bergerac
  1. cystectomy ›
  2. cysteine ›
  3. cysti- ›
  4. cystic ›
  5. cystic fibrosis ›
  6. cysticerci ›
  7. cysticercoid ›
  8. cysticercus ›
  9. cystine ›
  10. cystitides ›