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cholecystectomy

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cho·le·cys·tec·to·my  (kl-s-stkt-m)
n. pl. cho·le·cys·tec·to·mies
Surgical removal of the gallbladder.
cholecystectomy [ˌkɒlɪsɪˈstɛktəmɪ]
n pl -mies
(Medicine / Surgery) surgical removal of the gall bladder
cholecystectomy  (kl-s-stkt-m)
Surgical removal of the gallbladder.
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Noun1.cholecystectomy - surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain)
ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue
lap choly, laparoscopic cholecystectomy - removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments
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of University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland, examined the association between statin use and the risk of developing gallstone disease followed by cholecystectomy or surgical removal of the gallbladder.
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If it was found that he was convicted on perjured testimony, the judicial system would use the analogy that if a physician mistakenly diagnoses a patient with acute cholecystitis, the patient still must be subjected to a cholecystectomy regardless of the mistake in diagnosis; thus, if a defendant, for example, named Bottschaeffer, is convicted on unmistakably proven perjured testimony, it doesn't matter whether he is innocent or not; he is still going to prison for 6 years.
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