The gallbladder, which is the small organ that stores bile to help digest fatty foods.
From Greek 'chole' (bile) + 'kystis' (bladder or bag). This term was used in medical Greek and Latin, and remains a root in many medical terms referring to the gallbladder.
Every medical term starting with 'cholecyst-' refers to this one small pear-shaped organ—realizing how many different procedures and conditions doctors named for one body part shows why medical language can feel so specialized and intimidating.
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