cholecystectomy

English Thesaurus

1. surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation,
definition	:	surgical removal of a body part or tissue (noun.act)

hyponym	:	lap choly, laparoscopic cholecystectomy,
definition	:	removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments (noun.act)