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acholia

[ ey-koh-lee-uh ]
/ eɪˈkoʊ li ə /
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noun Pathology.
lack of a secretion of bile.
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Origin of acholia

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

Words nearby acholia

achlamydate, achlamydeous, ach-laut, achlorhydria, achlorophyllous, acholia, acholuria, acholuric jaundice, achondrite, achondrogenesis, achondroplasia
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Medical definitions for acholia

acholia
[ ā-kō′lē-ə ]
n.
Suppression or absence of secretion of bile.

Other words from acholia

a•chol′ic (ā-kŏl′ĭk) adj.
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