noun
- Plural of cholecyst; the gallbladders, or structures that store bile in vertebrates.
Usage: Medical/anatomical term; Rarely used in everyday English; 'gallbladders' is the common equivalent
Examples
- The surgeon examined the patient's cholecysts during the abdominal imaging study.
- Inflammation of the cholecysts can cause severe abdominal pain.
- In medical school, students learn about the anatomy and function of cholecysts.
- The cholecysts of different animal species vary in size and shape.
- Ultrasound is commonly used to detect stones in the cholecysts.