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English noun: cholecystectomy

1. cholecystectomy (act) surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain)


Broader (hypernym)ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation


Narrower (hyponym)lap choly, laparoscopic cholecystectomy









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