Cholecystitis
/ˌkoʊ.lə.sɪˈtaɪ.tɪs/noun
Inflammation of the gallbladder.
Did you know?The second half, -cystis, comes from Greek kystis, “bladder,” the same root behind cyst and cystic, while chole- comes from chole, “bile,” a classic humoral fluid once linked to temperament and disease.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
kholḗ
“bile, gall”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kýstis
“bladder, pouch”
Late Greek / Medical Latin
Greek/Latin
cholecystis
“gallbladder”
19th Century
English
cholecystitis
“inflammation of the gallbladder”
Modern English
English
cholecystitis
“inflammation of the gallbladder”