cholecystitis

cho·le·cy·sti·tis
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US/ˌkoʊ.lə.sɪˈstaɪ.tɪs/US/ˌkɑl.ə.sɪˈstaɪ.tɪs/UK/ˌkɒl.ə.sɪˈstaɪ.tɪs/

noun

An inflammation of the gall bladder.

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Meanings

nouncholecystitis (usually uncountable, plural cholecystites or cholecystitides)

plural cholecystites · plural cholecystitides

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineAn inflammation of the gall bladder.

Origin

From cholecyst + -itis.

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Translations

Catalan colecistitis
  • colecistitisinflammation of the gall bladder
Chinese Mandarin 膽囊炎 /胆囊炎
  • 膽囊炎 /胆囊炎 (dǎnnángyán)inflammation of the gall bladder
Dutch cholecystitis, galblaasontsteking
  • cholecystitisinflammation of the gall bladder
  • galblaasontstekinginflammation of the gall bladder
Esperanto ĥolecistito, kolecistito
  • ĥolecistitoinflammation of the gall bladder
  • kolecistitoinflammation of the gall bladder
Finnish sappirakontulehdus, kolekystiitti
  • sappirakontulehdusinflammation of the gall bladder
  • kolekystiittiinflammation of the gall bladder
French cholécystite
  • cholécystiteinflammation of the gall bladder
German Gallenblasenentzündung
  • Gallenblasenentzündunginflammation of the gall bladder
Icelandic gallblöðrubólga
  • gallblöðrubólgainflammation of the gall bladder
Japanese 胆嚢炎
  • 胆嚢炎 (tannōen)inflammation of the gall bladder
Korean 쓸개염, 담낭염
  • 쓸개염 (sseulgaeyeom)inflammation of the gall bladder
  • 담낭염 (damnang'yeom)inflammation of the gall bladder
Portuguese colecistite
  • colecistiteinflammation of the gall bladder
Russian холецисти́т
  • холецисти́т (xolecistít)inflammation of the gall bladder
Spanish colecistitis
  • colecistitisinflammation of the gall bladder
Vietnamese viêm túi mật
  • viêm túi mậtinflammation of the gall bladder

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cholecystitis

tendinitiscellulitisurethritislabyrinthitisblepharadenitisencephalomyocarditisNintendinitisoophoritispseudofolliculitisrachitis
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Cite this entry
APA

cholecystitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholecystitis

MLA

“cholecystitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholecystitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cholecystitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholecystitis.

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