Ma'anar ƙamus na CHOLELITHOTOMY hanya ce ta fiɗa da ta haɗa da cire tsakuwa daga gallbladder ko bile ducts. Kalmar ta fito ne daga haɗakar kalmomin Helenanci guda uku: "chole" ma'ana bile, "litho" ma'anar dutse, da "tomy" ma'anar yanke. A yayin aikin, likitan fiɗa ya yi wani yanki a cikin ciki kuma yana kawar da gallstones daga gallbladder ko bile ducts. Ana iya yin cholelithotomy a matsayin tiyata a buɗe ko kuma ta hanyar fasaha kaɗan, kamar tiyatar laparoscopic.