| CHOLECYST | • cholecyst n. (Anatomy) The gall bladder. • CHOLECYST n. the gall bladder. |
| CHOLECYSTS | • cholecysts n. Plural of cholecyst. • CHOLECYST n. the gall bladder. |
| GRAPHOLECT | • grapholect n. (Linguistics) A written variant of a language, analogous to a spoken dialect of a language. • GRAPHOLECT n. a standard written language. |
| GRAPHOLECTS | • grapholects n. Plural of grapholect. • GRAPHOLECT n. a standard written language. |
| CHOLECYSTITIS | • cholecystitis n. (Pathology) An inflammation of the gall bladder. • CHOLECYSTITIS n. inflammation of the gall bladder. |
| CHOLECYSTOTOMY | • cholecystotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as when removing a gallstone. • CHOLECYSTOTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOSTOMY. |
| CHOLECALCIFEROL | • cholecalciferol n. Vitamin D3. • CHOLECALCIFEROL n. a natural form of vitamin D found esp. in fish, egg yolks, and fish-liver oils. |
| CHOLECYSTECTOMY | • cholecystectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder. • CHOLECYSTECTOMY n. a surgical operation to remove the gall bladder. |
| CHOLECYSTITIDES | • cholecystitides n. Plural of cholecystitis. • CHOLECYSTITIS n. inflammation of the gall bladder. |
| CHOLECYSTITISES | • CHOLECYSTITIS n. inflammation of the gall bladder. |
| CHOLECYSTOKININ | • cholecystokinin n. (Biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK. • CHOLECYSTOKININ n. a hormone secreted esp. by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain. |
| CHOLECYSTOSTOMY | • cholecystostomy n. The surgical creation of a stoma in the gallbladder, which can facilitate placement of a tube for drainage. • CHOLECYSTOSTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOTOMY. |