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chol/e = bile, gall
lithiasis = presence of stones
cholelithiasis = a condition due to the presence of gallstones
chol/e = bile; gall
lith/o= stone
-iasis= state of; process of
cholelithiasis = the state of (having a) gallstone
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∙ 6y agoCholecyst = gall bladder + ectomy = to cut.
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How do you spell cholecysectomy?
The correct spelling of the medical term is cholecystectomy (removing the gall bladder).
What is the lay term for cholecystectomy?
The lay term for cholecystectomy would be 'the removal of the gall bladder'.
What is the medical term of breakdown of blood?
hemolysishemolysis
What is the abbreviation for cholecystectomy?
The word cholecystectomy means removal of the gallbladder. Cholecyst is the gallbladder and ectomy means the removal of. The medical term cholecystectomy does not have a prefix it only contains a root and a suffix because you are talking about the gallbladder in general.
What is the medical term meaning excessive breakdown of red blood cells?
polycythemia
What is human fermentation?
Fermentation is a medical term used to describe the chemical breakdown of a substance. For example, in the human body, bacteria and yeast will breakdown with sugars.
What is cholecystectomy study?
A cholecystectomy study is when one studies in certain types of surgeries. The term refers to the removal of the gallbladder by laprasopic or open surgery.
What is the breakdown of the medical term abdominocentesis?
This is a procedure where the abdominal region is punctured with a needle to collect fluid for testing.
What does psychological breakdown mean?
The term "nervous breakdown" is sometimes used to describe a state in which a person is so severely and persistently distraught that he or she is unable to function at a normal level. Nervous breakdown isn't a medical term, however, nor does it indicate a specific mental illness.
How does the medical term tinnitus breakdown?
tinnit- (meaning ringing, buzzing, tinkling) -us (singular noun ending)
What is the Medical term meaning breakdown of muscle?
Lipolysis, ketogenesis, lipoclasis, and lipodieresis all refer to breakdown of fats.Fat oxidationhydrolysis......maybelipolysis
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning breakdown?
-lysis is the medical terminology suffix meaning breakdown.
