cholecystitis

cho·le·cys·ti·tis

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [koh-luh-si-stahy-tis, kol-uh-]
- /ˌkoʊ lə sɪˈstaɪ tɪs, ˌkɒl ə-/
- /ˌkɒlɪsɪsˈtaɪtɪs/

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

Definitions of cholecystitis word

noun cholecystitis inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones 3
noun cholecystitis an infection or inflammation of the gallbladder 3
noun cholecystitis inflammation of the gallbladder. 1
noun cholecystitis (medicine) An inflammation of the gall bladder. 0

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Origin of cholecystitis

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; chole- + cystitis

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Parts of speech for Cholecystitis

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cholecystitis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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