The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cholecystotomy
Cholecystotomy \Chol`e*cys*tot"o*my\, n. [Cholecystis + Gr. ? to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as for the removal of a gallstone.
Wiktionary
cholecystotomy
n. (context surgery English) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as when removing a gallstone.
Usage examples of "cholecystotomy".
She ought to have a cholecystotomy as soon as possible, but they won't hear of it.