noun
a medical term referring to the inflammation of the gallbladder
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The patient was diagnosed with acute cholecystitis and was scheduled for surgery.
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My friend had to go to the hospital because of cholecystitis, it was pretty serious.
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I heard that cholecystitis can really mess you up if you don't get it treated.
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Dealing with cholecystitis felt like a ticking time bomb in my stomach.