colecistitis

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) + Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”) +‎ -itis.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /koleθisˈtitis/ [ko.le.θisˈt̪i.t̪is] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /kolesisˈtitis/ [ko.le.sisˈt̪i.t̪is] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -itis
• Syllabification: co‧le‧cis‧ti‧tis

colecistitis f (plural colecistitis)

1. (pathology) cholecystitis

• “colecistitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025