Cholecystic
[koh-luh-sist, kol-uh-] /ˈkoʊ ləˌsɪst, ˈkɒl ə-/
noun, Anatomy.
1.
.
/ˈkɒlɪsɪst/
noun
1.
(rare) another name for gall bladder
n.
“gall bladder,” 1846, from medical Latin cholecystis, incorrectly formed from Greek khole “gall” (see cholera) + kystis “bladder, cyst” (see cyst). Related: Cholecystectomy.
cholecystic cho·le·cys·tic (kō’lĭ-sĭs’tĭk)
adj.
Relating to the gallbladder.
cholecyst cho·le·cyst (kō’lĭ-sĭst’)
n.
See gallbladder.
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cholecystis cho·le·cys·tis (kō’lĭ-sĭs’tĭs) n. See gallbladder.
- Cholecystitis
[koh-luh-si-stahy-tis, kol-uh-] /ˌkoʊ lə sɪˈstaɪ tɪs, ˌkɒl ə-/ noun, Pathology. 1. inflammation of the gallbladder. /ˌkɒlɪsɪsˈtaɪtɪs/ noun 1. inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones n. 1846, from cholecyst + -itis. cholecystitis cho·le·cys·ti·tis (kō’lĭ-sĭ-stī’tĭs) n. Inflammation of the gallbladder.
- Cholecystocolostomy
cholecystocolostomy cho·le·cys·to·co·los·to·my (kō’lĭ-sĭs’tō-kə-lŏs’tə-mē) or co·lo·cho·le·cys·tos·to·my (kō’lō-kō’lĭ-sĭ-stŏs’tə-mē) n. The surgical formation of a communication between the gallbladder and the colon.
- Cholecystoduodenostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy cho·le·cys·to·du·o·de·nos·to·my (kō’lĭ-sĭs’tō-dōō’ə-dn-ŏs’tə-mē, -dyōō’-, -dōō-ŏd’n-ŏs’-, -dyōō-) n. The surgical formation of a communication between the gallbladder and the duodenum.
- Cholecystogastrostomy
cholecystogastrostomy cho·le·cys·to·gas·tros·to·my (kō’lĭ-sĭs’tō-gā-strŏs’tə-mē) n. The surgical formation of a communication between the gallbladder and the stomach.