colecistitis

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /koleθisˈtitis/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kolesisˈtitis/
  • 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], 2024 December 10

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