| LECYTHI | • lecythi n. Plural of lecythus. • LECYTHUS n. (Latin) an oil jar used in ancient Greece, also LEKYTHOS, LEKYTHUS. |
| LECYTHIS | • Lecythis prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Lecythidaceae – certain woody plants, native to Central America… • LECYTHIS n. any of a genus of gigantic trees, chiefly Brazilian. |
| LECYTHUS | • lecythus n. Alternative form of lekythos. • LECYTHUS n. (Latin) an oil jar used in ancient Greece, also LEKYTHOS, LEKYTHUS. |
| CHOLECYST | • cholecyst n. (Anatomy) The gall bladder. • CHOLECYST n. the gall bladder. |
| PELECYPOD | • pelecypod n. (Zoology) Any of the Pelecypoda. • PELECYPOD adj. designating or pertaining to a bivalve mollusc. • PELECYPOD n. a pelecypod mollusc, a bivalve. |
| CHOLECYSTS | • cholecysts n. Plural of cholecyst. • CHOLECYST n. the gall bladder. |
| LECYTHISES | • LECYTHIS n. any of a genus of gigantic trees, chiefly Brazilian. |
| PELECYPODS | • pelecypods n. Plural of pelecypod. • PELECYPOD n. a pelecypod mollusc, a bivalve. |
| 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. |
| LECYTHIDACEOUS | • lecythidaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Lecythidaceae, that includes the Brazil nuts. • LECYTHIDACEOUS adj. belonging to the Lecythidaceae, a family of tropical trees including the Brazil nut. |
| 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. |