cholecystolithiasis

noun

The presence of a gallstone specifically in the gall bladder.

“Near-synonym: cholelithiasis (broadly synonymous)”

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cholelithiasis[Appendix:Glossary
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Meanings

nouncholecystolithiasis (plural cholecystolithiases)

plural cholecystolithiases

  1. The presence of a gallstone specifically in the gall bladder.

    Near-synonym: cholelithiasis (broadly synonymous)

    1 more example

    Gallbladder swelling and wall thickening were found using liver and gallbladder B-ultrasound and 26 cases had pericholecystic fluid and 63 cases had cholecystolithiasis.

    2015 July 9, Yi-Ren Hu et al., “Efficacy and safety of B-mode ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage combined with laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in elderly and high-risk patients”, in BMC Gastroenterology, volume 15, →DOI

    Synonyms: cholelithiasis[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe presence of a gallstone specifically in the gall bladder.

Similar
cholelithiasis[Appendix:Glossary

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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