Meaning

root

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

GreekDigestive

Terms built from cholecyst/o

2 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with cholecyst/o marked.

cholecyst/o decoded step by step

2 library terms, read one part at a time.

cholecystitis

  1. The root cholecyst/o means “gallbladder”.
  2. The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
  3. Together: Inflammation of the gallbladder.

cholecystectomy

  1. The root cholecyst/o means “gallbladder”.
  2. The suffix -ectomy means “removal”.
  3. Together: Surgical removal of the gallbladder.

Parts that combine with cholecyst/o

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