acholia
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of acholia
1840–50; < Greek áchol ( os ) lacking bile ( a- a- 6 + chol- chol- + -os adj. suffix) + -ia
Example Sentences
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It brings about a state of things called acholia; the patient is actually poisoned by the non-removal of those ingredients from the blood which it is the duty of the liver to remove.
From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir
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