Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
cystectomy Audio
cys·tec·to·my [ si-stek-tuh-mee ]
Subclass of:
Urologic Surgical Procedures
Definitions related to cystectomy:
  • Surgery to remove all or part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine) or to remove a cyst (a sac or capsule in the body).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Surgical procedures for the excision of the urinary bladder.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The surgical removal of the urinary bladder; or the surgical removal of a cyst..
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Used for excision of the urinary bladder.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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