Meaning
gallbladder
- the small sac-shaped organ beneath the liver in which bile is stored
In a sentence
Il medico gli ha consigliato un intervento per asportare la cistifellea.
The doctor advised him to have surgery to remove his gallbladder.
I forti dolori addominali erano causati da un'infiammazione alla cistifellea.
The severe abdominal pains were caused by an inflammation of the gallbladder.
L'ecografia ha mostrato la presenza di piccoli calcoli nella cistifellea.
The ultrasound showed the presence of small stones in the gallbladder.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cistifellea | feminine · singular |
| cistifellee | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Medical and everyday anatomical term for the gallbladder; also called 'colecisti'.
- Plural form is 'cistifellee'.