colecistectomía

See also: colecistectomia

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, bile) + Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, bladder) +‎ -ectomía.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koleθisteɡtoˈmia/ [ko.le.θis.t̪eɣ̞.t̪oˈmi.a] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kolesisteɡtoˈmia/ [ko.le.sis.t̪eɣ̞.t̪oˈmi.a] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: co‧le‧cis‧tec‧to‧mí‧a

Noun

colecistectomía f (plural colecistectomías)

  1. (surgery) cholecystectomy

References

  1. ^ colecistectomía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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