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lap choly

lap choly

7.2
Operation to remove the gall bladder using small cuts and a thin camera
  • noun
  • /læp ˈkoʊli/
  • Jargon
translation icon : colecistectomía laparoscópica
  • After my lap choly, I was able to go home the same day.

Examples

  • The surgeon scheduled a lap choly for the patient with gallstones.

  • Nurses explained what to expect before and after a lap choly.

  • I had a lap choly last week!

  • The doctor recommended a lap choly for my gallbladder issues.

  • After my lap choly, I was able to go home the same day.

  • Nurses explained what to expect before and after a lap choly.

  • The surgeon scheduled a lap choly for the patient with gallstones.

Synonyms

cholecystectomy
vslap choly
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Surgery to remove the gall bladder because of painful gallstones

names the informal short form used for the small incision camera procedure
laparoscopic cholecystectomy
vslap choly
  • Specialized
5.9

An operation to remove the gall bladder using small cuts and a thin camera

is the informal shortened name used for that specific procedure

Surface Forms

lap choly singular
lap cholies plural

Morphology

lap + choly

This item is an informal, clipped abbreviation of a technical medical term (laparoscopic cholecystectomy) whose parts ('lap' and 'choly') are not independent, transparent dictionary words for a B1 learner. Because the components are nonce/clipped forms of specialised morphemes rather than compositional words, the surgical meaning cannot be derived from their surface forms and is therefore unpredictable to learners without prior exposure.

Etymology

Lap choly is a casual short form made from lap (the small-camera surgery) and choly (from the word for removing the 'gall bladder'), and it refers to the operation to take out the 'gall bladder' using small cuts and a tiny camera.