LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY
\lˌapɐɹəskˈɒpɪk kˌə͡ʊlsɪstˈɛktəmɪ], \lˌapɐɹəskˈɒpɪk kˌəʊlsɪstˈɛktəmɪ], \l_ˌa_p_ɐ_ɹ_ə_s_k_ˈɒ_p_ɪ_k k_ˌəʊ_l_s_ɪ_s_t_ˈɛ_k_t_ə_m_ɪ]\
Definitions of LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY
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removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments
By Princeton University
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).