Meanings
nounpericystectomy (plural pericystectomies)
plural pericystectomies
- medicineThe removal of a cyst and the surrounding area.
Origin
From pericyst + -ectomy or from peri- + cystectomy.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pericystectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
pericystectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericystectomy
MLA
“pericystectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericystectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pericystectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericystectomy.
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