Which medical term means removal of gallbladder?
A) choledochectomy
B) cholecystectomy
C) cholelithectomy
D) cholelithiasis
B) cholecystectomy
Cholecyst/o means gallbladder and -ectomy means surgical removal; therefore,
cholecystectomy means surgical removal of the gallbladder. Choledoch/o means common bile
duct, so choledochectomy means removal of the common bile duct. Cholelithectomy refers to
gallstone removal. -lithiasis means condition of stones, so cholelithiasis is condition of
gallstones.
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