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Cholecystostomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 51.02, 51.03 MeSH … Wikipedia
cholecystostomy — Establishment of a fistula into the gallbladder. [chole + G. kystis, bladder, + stoma, mouth] * * * cho·le·cys·tos·to·my .kō lə (.)sis täs tə mē n, pl mies surgical incision of the gallbladder usu. to effect drainage * * * cho·le·cys·tos·to·my… … Medical dictionary
cholecystostomy — n. surgical removal of the gall bladder (due to gallstones) … English contemporary dictionary
cholecystostomy — cho·le·cys·tos·to·my … English syllables
cholecystostomy — /kɒləsɪsˈtɒstəmi/ (say koluhsis tostuhmee) noun (plural cholecystostomies) a draining of the gall bladder with the organ left in place, usually done to remove stones. {New Latin cholecyst(is) gall bladder + o + stomy} …
cholecystostomy — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsiˈstästəmē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chol + cystostomy “operation into the bladder”, from cyst + stomy : surgical incision of the gallbladder usually to effect drainage * * * /koh leuh si stos teuh mee,… … Useful english dictionary
percutaneous cholecystostomy — insertion of a catheter into the gallbladder under radiologic guidance for drainage or for the removal of gallstones … Medical dictionary
List of surgical procedures — Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, ectomy is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the… … Wikipedia
Cholecystectomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 51.2 MeSH … Wikipedia
Colostomy — Not to be confused with corpus callosotomy. Colostomy Intervention Line drawing showing a permanent colostomy for rectal cancer. ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
