- pyopneumocholecystitis
- Combination of pus and gas in an inflamed gallbladder caused by gas-producing organisms or by the entry of air from the duodenum through the biliary tree. [pyo- + G. pneuma, air, + cholecystitis]
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pyo·pneu·mo·cho·le·cys·ti·tis (pi″o-noo″mo-ko″lə-sis-tiґtis) [pyo- + pneumo- + cholecystitis] emphysematous cholecystitis with pus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.