colecistitis

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) + Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”) +‎ -itis.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koleθisˈtitis/ [ko.le.θisˈt̪i.t̪is] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kolesisˈtitis/ [ko.le.sisˈt̪i.t̪is] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -itis
  • Syllabification: co‧le‧cis‧ti‧tis

Noun

colecistitis f (plural colecistitis)

  1. (pathology) cholecystitis

References

  1. ^ “colecistitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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