cholecystitis

American  

[koh-luh-si-stahy-tis, kol-uh-] / ˌkoʊ lə sɪˈstaɪ tɪs, ˌkɒl ə- /

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the gallbladder.

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cholecystitis British  

/ ˌkɒlɪsɪsˈtaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones

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Etymology

Origin of cholecystitis

First recorded in 1865–70; chole- + cystitis

Example Sentences

Conte’s gallbladder was removed after he was diagnosed as having cholecystitis after experiencing severe abdominal pain.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2023

Conte recently experienced “severe abdominal pain,” Tottenham said in a short statement, and was diagnosed as having cholecystitis.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023

The 53-year-old Italian was diagnosed with cholecystitis, an inflammation of the gallbladder, after becoming "unwell with severe abdominal pain".

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2023

According to prison records, the cause of death was cardiac arrest combined with acute cholecystitis, a gallbladder infection that is often the product of trauma.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 22, 2019

This postulate gives us the key to the pain-muscular phenomena of peritonitis, pleurisy, cystitis, cholecystitis, etc., as well as to the pain-muscular phenomena in obstructions of the hollow viscera.

From Origin and Nature of Emotions by Crile, George W. (Washington)