Acholia
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Deficiency or absence of bile. uncountable
"The intensely bilious color of the liver shows that the discoloration of the contents of the intestines is not due to arrested production of bile, that is to acholia."
- 2 a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed wordnet
Example
More examples"The intensely bilious color of the liver shows that the discoloration of the contents of the intestines is not due to arrested production of bile, that is to acholia."
Etymology
From New Latin acholia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).
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