Clinical Diagnosis · Digestive System · Easy
Cholecystitis
Meaning: Inflammation of the gallbladder, usually caused by a gallstone blocking its outflow, causing right upper abdominal pain.
In practice: Fever and right upper quadrant pain after a fatty meal suggested acute cholecystitis.
Word parts
- chole- means bile
- -itis means inflammation
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