Meanings
nouncholecystectomy (plural cholecystectomies)
plural cholecystectomies
- medicineThe surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder.
Origin
- Englishcholecyst
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englishcholecystectomy
Translations
Catalan colecistectomia
- colecistectomiasurgical procedure
Chinese Mandarin 膽囊切除術 /胆囊切除术
- 膽囊切除術 /胆囊切除术 (dǎnnáng qiēchúshù)surgical procedure
Czech cholecystektomie
- cholecystektomiesurgical procedure
Dutch cholecystectomie
- cholecystectomiesurgical procedure
Esperanto kolecistektomio
- kolecistektomiosurgical procedure
Finnish sappirakon poistoleikkaus, kolekystektomia
- sappirakon poistoleikkaussurgical procedure
- kolekystektomiasurgical procedure
French cholécystectomie
- cholécystectomiesurgical procedure
German Cholezystektomie, Gallenblasenentfernung
- Cholezystektomiesurgical procedure
- Gallenblasenentfernungsurgical procedure
Greek χολοκυστεκτομή
- χολοκυστεκτομή (cholokystektomí)surgical procedure
Hindi पित्ताशय-उच्छेदन
- पित्ताशय-उच्छेदन (pittāśay-ucchedan)surgical procedure
Icelandic gallblöðruaðgerð
- gallblöðruaðgerðsurgical procedure
Indonesian kolesistektomi
- kolesistektomisurgical procedure
Italian colecistectomia
- colecistectomiasurgical procedure
Japanese 胆嚢摘出術
- 胆嚢摘出術 (tan'nō tekishutsu-jutsu)surgical procedure
Polish cholecystektomia
- cholecystektomiasurgical procedure
Portuguese colecistectomia
- colecistectomiasurgical procedure
Russian холецистэктомия
- холецистэктомия (xolecistɛktomija)surgical procedure
Spanish colecistectomía
- colecistectomíasurgical procedure
Swedish kolecystektomi
- kolecystektomisurgical procedure
Tamil பித்தப்பை நீக்கம்
- பித்தப்பை நீக்கம் (pittappai nīkkam)surgical procedure
Ukrainian холецистектомія
- холецистектомія (xolecystektomija)surgical procedure
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cholecystectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomylaryngectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
cholecystectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholecystectomy
MLA
“cholecystectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholecystectomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cholecystectomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholecystectomy.
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