cholecystokinetic

adjective

That stimulates emptying of the gallbladder.

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Meanings

adjectivecholecystokinetic (comparative more cholecystokinetic, superlative most cholecystokinetic)

comparative more cholecystokinetic · superlative most cholecystokinetic

  1. medicineThat stimulates emptying of the gallbladder.
nouncholecystokinetic (plural cholecystokinetics)

plural cholecystokinetics

  1. Any agent that increases the contractile power of the gallbladder.

Origin

From cholecysto- + kinetic.

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APA

cholecystokinetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholecystokinetic

MLA

“cholecystokinetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholecystokinetic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cholecystokinetic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholecystokinetic.

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