Angiocholecystitis

/ˌændʒioʊˌkoʊləsɪsˈtaɪtɪs/ noun

Inflammation of both the bile ducts (vessels carrying bile) and the gallbladder.

Greek 'angeion' (vessel) + 'chole' (bile) + 'cystis' (bladder) + '-itis' (inflammation). This medical term combines descriptors for the inflamed organs, used in medical literature since the late 1800s.

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