Usually means: Surgical removal of the bladder.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. cystectomy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. cystectomy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. cystectomy: Collins English Dictionary
  4. cystectomy: Wordnik
  5. cystectomy: Wiktionary
  6. cystectomy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. cystectomy: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. cystectomy: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. cystectomy: Dictionary.com
  10. Cystectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. cystectomy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. cystectomy: Encyclopedia

Medicine (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. cystectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Cystectomy: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Cystectomy: Merck Manuals
  6. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  7. cystectomy: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  8. cystectomy: Medical dictionary
  9. Cystectomy: Drug Medical Dictionary
  10. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (cystectomy)

▸ noun:  (surgery) The removal of the bladder; the removal of a cyst

Similar:
cystolithotomy, cystorrhaphy, cystotomy, cystoplasty, cystopexy, cystoprostatectomy, cystourethroscopy, cystodiathermy, hemicystectomy, cystoscopy, more...

Opposite:
cystoplasty, cystorrhaphy, cystostomy

Phrases:
radical cystectomy, partial cystectomy, total cystectomy, segmental cystectomy, more...

Adjectives:
radical, partial, total, ovarian, laparoscopic, simple, subtotal, immediate, segmental, sparing, complete

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Similar:
cystolithotomy, cystorrhaphy, cystotomy, cystoplasty, cystopexy, cystoprostatectomy, cystourethroscopy, cystodiathermy, hemicystectomy, cystoscopy, more...

Opposite:
cystoplasty, cystorrhaphy, cystostomy

Phrases:
radical cystectomy, partial cystectomy, total cystectomy, segmental cystectomy, more...

Adjectives:
radical, partial, total, ovarian, laparoscopic, simple, subtotal, immediate, segmental, sparing, complete



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