acholia
[ ey-koh-lee-uh ]
/ eɪˈkoʊ li ə /
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noun Pathology.
lack of a secretion of bile.
Nearby words
achkan, achlamydate, achlamydeous, achlorhydria, achlorophyllous, acholia, acholic, acholous, acholuria, acholuric jaundice, achondrite
Origin of acholia
Related formsa·chol·ic [ey-kol-ik] /eɪˈkɒl ɪk/, a·cho·lous [ey-koh-luh s, -kol-uh s, ak-uh-luh s] /eɪˈkoʊ ləs, -ˈkɒl əs, ˈæk ə ləs/, adjective
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Examples from the Web for acholic
Putty-colored or "acholic" stools occur when bile is deficient, either from obstruction to outflow or from deficient secretion.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Medicine definitions for acholic
acholia
[ ā-kō′lē-ə ]
n.
Suppression or absence of secretion of bile.
Related formsa•chol′ic (ā-kŏl′ĭk) adj.
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