Definition of Cholelithotomy

1. Noun. Removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladder.

Generic synonyms: Lithotomy

Medical Definition of Cholelithotomy

1. Operative removal of a gallstone. Origin: chole-+ G. Lithos, stone, + tome, incision (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cholelithotomy

choledochoplasty
choledochorrhaphy
choledochostomy
choledochotomy
choledochous
choledochus
choleglobin
cholehematin
cholehemia
choleic
choleic acid
choleic acids
cholelith
cholelithiases
cholelithiasis
cholelithotomy (current term)
cholelithotripsy
cholelithotrity
cholemesis
cholemia
cholemias
cholemic nephrosis
cholenes
cholent
cholents
cholepathia
choleperitoneum
choleperitonitis
cholepoiesis
cholepoietic

Literary usage of Cholelithotomy

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1. The Medical and Surgical Reporter (1896)
"cholelithotomy would have been the proper treatment, but there were no ... From various publications which have lately appeared, cholelithotomy is the next ..."

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