bile acid

American

noun

Physiology.

any of various steroid acids, produced in the liver and stored with bile, that emulsify fats during digestion.

Etymology

Origin of bile acid

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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"Teasing out the functions of these new bile acid species opens a lot of new doors to explore."

From Science Daily • Feb. 29, 2024

Ashley Hall, 36, from Witney, Oxfordshire, suffers from Type 1 Diabetes and was recently diagnosed with bile acid malabsorption.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

The others are bile acid resins, niacin, ezetimibe, PCSK9 inhibitors and CETPi.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2023

The agency added that taurursodiol, a bile acid, may cause worsening diarrhea in patients with disorders that interfere with bile acid circulation and urged those individuals to talk to a specialist before taking the treatment.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2022

Schematic summarizes the cholate-derived bile acid metabolism in the mammalian intestine.

From Nature • May 3, 2016

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