acholia

[ ey-koh-lee-uh ]

nounPathology.
  1. lack of a secretion of bile.

Origin of acholia

1
1840–50; <Greek áchol(os) lacking bile (a-a-6 + chol-chol- + -os adj. suffix) + -ia

Other words from acholia

  • a·chol·ic [ey-kol-ik], /eɪˈkɒl ɪk/, a·cho·lous [ey-koh-luhs, -kol-uhs, ak-uh-luhs], /eɪˈkoʊ ləs, -ˈkɒl əs, ˈæk ə ləs/, adjective

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