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cho·le·cys·ten·ter·os·to·my | \ -ˌtent-ə-ˈräs-tə-mē 
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\variants:
or cholecystoenterostomy \ -ˌsis-tō-ˌent- \
\ plural cholecystenterostomies
Medical Definition of cholecystenterostomy
: surgical union of and creation of a passage between the gallbladder and the intestine
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