Meaning

root

chol/e

bile, gall

GreekDigestive

Terms built from chol/e

One term in the TermDecode library uses this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with chol/e marked.

chol/e decoded step by step

One library term, read one part at a time.

cholelithiasis

  1. The root chol/e means “bile”.
  2. The root lith/o means “stone”.
  3. The suffix -iasis means “condition”.
  4. Together: Presence of gallstones in the gallbladder.

Parts that combine with chol/e

Word parts that appear alongside chol/e in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.

Other examples

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cholestasis

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