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cholecystis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chole-cys-tis
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The gall bladder.

Dated

noun

Misspelling of cholecystitis.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

cholecystotomy

Synonyms

cholecyst

Questions

What does cholecystis mean?
The gall bladder.
Where does cholecystis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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