Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lap_choly

1 sense of lap choly

Sense 1
laparoscopic cholecystectomy, lap choly -- (removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments)
       => cholecystectomy -- (surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain))