Cholecyst
/ˈkɒl.ə.sɪst/noun
The gallbladder.
Did you know?The second half of cholecyst comes from Greek kystis, “bladder,” the same root behind cyst, so the word is basically a fossilized medical compound still living in modern anatomy.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
kholē
“gall; bile”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kystis
“bladder; sac”
Late Greek
Greek
cholekystis
“gall bladder”
Medieval Latin
Latin
cholecystis
“gall bladder”
Modern English
English
cholecyst
“the gallbladder”