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CHOLELITHOTOMY

\kˌə͡ʊllɪθˈɒtəmɪ], \kˌə‍ʊllɪθˈɒtəmɪ], \k_ˌəʊ_l_l_ɪ_θ_ˈɒ_t_ə_m_ɪ]\

Definitions of CHOLELITHOTOMY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladder

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladder

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Removal of a gall-stone through an incision into the biliary passages.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

Operative removal of a gall-stone. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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