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Cholecystitis
Definition 1
An acute or chronic inflammation involving the gallbladder wall. It may be associated with the presence of gallstones. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Inflammation of the gallbladder. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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