colecistectomía

See also: colecistectomia

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) + Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”) +‎ -ectomía.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

colecistectomía f (plural colecistectomías)

1. (surgery) cholecystectomy

Further reading

• “colecistectomía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16