LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laparoscopic cholecystectomy mean? 

• LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY (noun)
  The noun LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY has 1 sense:

1. removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments

  Familiarity information: LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

lap choly; laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Hypernyms ("laparoscopic cholecystectomy" is a kind of...):

cholecystectomy (surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain))