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(RA-dih-kul sis-TEK-toh-mee)
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| Surgery to remove all of the bladder (the organ that holds urine) as well as nearby tissues and organs. |
Previous Definitions: | radiation oncologist, radiation physicist, radiation surgery, radiation therapist, radiation therapy | Next Definitions: | radical hysterectomy, radical local excision, radical lymph node dissection, radical mastectomy, radical nephrectomy |
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