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cholecystitis

Syllables: cho·le·cy·sti·tis/ˌkɒl.ə.sɪˈstaɪ.tɪs/US/ˌkoʊ.lə.sɪˈstaɪ.tɪs/

cholecystitis noun: an inflammation of the gall bladder.

Noun

cholecystitis (usually uncountable, plural cholecystites or cholecystitides)

  1. (usually) An inflammation of the gall bladder.

cholecystitis meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

cholecystitis in Tamil

பித்தப்பை அழற்சி, பித்தப்பையழற்சி, பித்தப்பையழல்

cholecystitis in Vietnamese

inflammation of the gall bladder
viêm túi mật

Forms of cholecystitis

pluralcholecystites
pluralcholecystitides

Origin of cholecystitis

From cholecyst + -itis.

Words formed from cholecystitis

Words that rhyme with cholecystitis

Questions about cholecystitis

What does cholecystitis mean?
Cholecystitis means an inflammation of the gall bladder.
What is cholecystitis in Tamil?
Cholecystitis in Tamil is பித்தப்பை அழற்சி, பித்தப்பையழற்சி, பித்தப்பையழல். See Cholecystitis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cholecystitis?
Cholecystitis is a noun.
How do you pronounce cholecystitis?
Cholecystitis is pronounced /ˌkoʊ.lə.sɪˈstaɪ.tɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of cholecystitis?
The plural of cholecystitis is cholecystites.

Words near cholecystitis in the dictionary

  1. cholecystenterostomy
  2. cholecystic
  3. cholecystis
  4. cholecystites
  5. cholecystitides
  6. cholecystitis
  7. cholecysto-
  8. cholecystocausis
  9. cholecystocentesis
  10. cholecystocolonic
  11. cholecystoduodenal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cholecystitis (page history and authors); cholecystitis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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