Medical Root
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
From Greek chole, bile + kystis, bladder
Meaning
What does cholecyst/o mean?
cholecyst/o is a root meaning gallbladder. It comes from Greek chole, bile + kystis, bladder.
Inside words it is spelled cholecyst.
Built from chol/e (bile) and cyst/o (sac): the sac that stores bile.
In real words
Medical words with cholecyst/o
cholecystectomy
surgery to remove the gallbladder · In the dictionary
cholecystitis
inflammation of the gallbladder, often caused by gallstones
surgery that makes an opening into the gallbladder through the abdominal wall, usually to drain it
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Liver, gallbladder and abdomen
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