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(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder.
Use cholecystectomy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cholecystectomy means (surgery) The surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder.
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Use cholecystectomy where its definition matches the intended context.
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