cholecyst

cholecyst [koh-luh-sist, kol-uh-] Word Origin noun Anatomy.

1. gallbladder.

Origin of cholecyst First recorded in 1865–70; chole- + -cyst Related formscho·le·cys·tic, adjective British Dictionary definitions for cholecyst cholecyst noun

1. rare another name for gall bladder

Word Origin and History for cholecyst n.

“gall bladder,” 1846, from medical Latin cholecystis, incorrectly formed from Greek khole “gall” (see cholera) + kystis “bladder, cyst” (see cyst). Related: Cholecystectomy.

cholecyst in Medicine cholecyst [kō′lĭ-sĭst′] n.

1. gallbladder