Cholecyst: The gallbladder. The word cholecyst is not much used today but it figures into a number of other terms to do with the gallbladder Cholecystectomy is removal of the gallbladder. Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. Cholecystogram is an x-ray of the gallbladder.
Cholecyst, literally, means, bilebladder. It comes from chol, referring to bile + cyst, a bladder.
CholecystectomyCholecyst: The gallbladder. The word cholecyst is not much used today but it figures into a number of other terms to do with the gallbladder Cholecystectomy is removal of ...
noun Anatomy . gallbladder. Origin: 1865–70; chole- + -cyst Related forms cho·le·cys·tic, adjective :10 :09 :08 :07 :06 :05 :04 :03 :02 :01 Cholecyst is always a ...
cholecyst /cho·le·cyst/ (ko´lĕ-sist) gallbladder. cho·le·cyst (k l-s st) n. See gallbladder. cholecyst (o) Etymology: word element [Gr.] a combining form ...
The gall bladder ... Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
noun. the gallbladder