CYSTOTOMY

Etymology

Noun

cystotomy (plural cystotomies)

A surgical operation which consists of making an incision into the urinary bladder.

Source: Wiktionary


Cys*tot"o*my (ss-tt"-m), n. Etym: [Gr. cystotomie.]

Definition: The act or practice of opening cysts; esp., the operation of cutting into the bladder, as for the extraction of a calculus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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