cholecystolithiasis en · NOUN
Etymology
From cholecyst + -o- + lithiasis.
Meanings
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The presence of a gallstone specifically in the gall bladder.
Gallbladder swelling and wall thickening were found using liver and gallbladder B-ultrasound and 26 cases had pericholecystic fluid and 63 cases had cholecystolithiasis.
2015 July 9, Yi-Ren Hu et al., “Efficacy and safety of B-mode ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage combined with laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in elderly and high-risk patients”, in BMC Gastroenterology, volume 15, →DOI:Near-synonym: cholelithiasis (broadly synonymous)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cholecystolithiases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Relateds
cholecystitis · cholecystonephrolithiasis