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Vinony

cystectomy

noun

  1. excision of the urinary bladder
  2. removal of a cyst
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-der.? Ancient Greek κύω (kúō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der. Late Latin cystisder. English cyst Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ)der. English -ectomy English cystectomy From cyst (“bladder”) + -ectomy (“surgical removal”).

  1. The removal of the bladder; the removal of a cyst