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cystectomy definition

cys·tec·tomy (sis tektə 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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