In Greek the name is χολή (chole/cholecyst).
"Cholecyst" means "gallbladder," so cholecystiasis is a disease having to do with the gallbladder. Specifically, it is inflammation of the gallbladder.
I believe that this condition is called gallbladder hydrops.
The root word for "cholecystectomy" is "cholecyst," which refers to the gallbladder. The term is derived from the Greek words "chole," meaning bile, and "cyst," meaning sac or bladder. The suffix "-ectomy" indicates the surgical removal of an organ or tissue. Thus, cholecystectomy specifically refers to the surgical removal of the gallbladder.
Cholecystectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the gallbladder. It is typically done to treat gallbladder conditions such as gallstones or inflammation.
It is used in both forms, gallbladder or gall bladder, with the same meaning.
no, the spleen and gallbladder are contralateral, meaning on opposite sides.
Cholecystoplasty is the medical term meaning surgical repair of the gallbladder.
Cholecystitis is a medical term referring to inflammation of the gallbladder. Cholecystitis broken down by word part is cholecyst meaning gallbladder and itis meaning inflammation of.
It is not Greek and has no Greek meaning.
Cholecystecomy is just a fancy medical word meaning "surgical removal of the gallbladder." A patient with a history of a cholecystecomy no longer has a gallbladder.
Solidified crystal solids in the gall bladder are "gallstones," "biliary calculi," or "choleliths" : the presence of stones in the gall bladder is called "cholelithiasis". (pronounced "koh-luh-lih-THY-uh-sis")cholelithiasis
The root word of "lithiasis" is "lith," which comes from the Greek word "lithos," meaning stone. In medical terminology, "lithiasis" refers to the presence of stones in the body, such as kidney stones or gallstones.