Cystotomy — Cys*tot o*my (s??s t?t ? m?), n. [Gr. ???? bladder + ???? to cut: cf. F. cystotomie.] The act or practice of opening cysts; esp., the operation of cutting into the bladder, as for the extraction of a calculus. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cystotomy — [sis tät′ə mē] n. pl. cystotomies 〚 CYSTO + TOMY〛 the surgical operation of making an incision into the urinary bladder or gallbladder * * * … Universalium
cystotomy — [sis tät′ə mē] n. pl. cystotomies [ CYSTO + TOMY] the surgical operation of making an incision into the urinary bladder or gallbladder … English World dictionary
cystotomy — Incision or puncture into urinary bladder or gallbladder. SYN: vesicotomy. [cysto + G. tome, incision] suprapubic c. opening into the bladder through an incision or … Medical dictionary
cystotomy — noun A surgical operation which consists of making an incision into the urinary bladder … Wiktionary
cystotomy — n. surgical operation performed on the urinary bladder … English contemporary dictionary
cystotomy — [sɪ stɒtəmi] noun (plural cystotomies) a surgical incision into the urinary bladder … English new terms dictionary
cystotomy — cys·tot·o·my … English syllables
cystotomy — /sɪsˈtɒtəmi/ (say sis totuhmee) noun (plural cystotomies) the operation of cutting into the urinary bladder …
cystotomy — n. (pl. ies) a surgical incision into the urinary bladder … Useful english dictionary