- cholecyst-
- prefix denotingthe gall bladder. Example: cholecystotomy (incision of).
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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cholecyst — (n.) gall bladder, 1881, from Mod.L. cholecystis, from Gk. khole gall (see CHOLERA (Cf. cholera)) + kystis bladder, cyst. Related: Cholecystectomy; cholecystitis (1866) … Etymology dictionary
cholecyst — [kä′lə sist, kō′ləsist] n. [ModL cholecystis < Gr cholē, bile (see CHOLERA) + kystis, bladder] the gallbladder … English World dictionary
cholecyst — cholecystic, adj. /koh leuh sist , kol euh /, n. Anat. gallbladder. [1865 70; CHOLE + CYST] * * * … Universalium
cholecyst — noun The gall bladder … Wiktionary
cholecyst — SYN: gallbladder. * * * cho·le·cyst kō lə .sist, käl n GALLBLADDER cho·le·cys·tic .kō lə sis tik, .käl ə adj * * * cho·le·cyst (koґlə sist) vesica biliaris … Medical dictionary
cholecyst(o)- — a combining form denoting relationship to the gallbladder … Medical dictionary
cholecyst — n. gall bladder … English contemporary dictionary
cholecyst- — [ kɒlɪsɪst] combining form relating to the gall bladder: cholecystectomy. Origin from mod. L. cholecystis gall bladder … English new terms dictionary
cholecyst — cho·le·cyst … English syllables
cholecyst- — combining form denoting the gall bladder. cholecystotomy incision of … The new mediacal dictionary
