lap chole

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipped compound.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌlæpˈkoʊli/

Noun

lap chole (plural lap choles)

  1. (medicine, informal) Clipping of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
    Hypernyms: cholecystectomy < surgery < operation, procedure
    She underwent a lap chole in 2021 to treat recurrent biliary colic.

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