acholia

[ey-koh-lee-uh]

a·cho·li·a

[ey-koh-lee-uh]
noun Pathology.
lack of a secretion of bile.

Origin:
1840–50; < Greek áchol(os) lacking bile (a- a-6 + chol- chol- + -os adj. suffix) + -ia

a·chol·ic [ey-kol-ik] , a·cho·lous [ey-koh-luhs, -kol-uhs, ak-uh-luhs] , adjective
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acholia a·cho·li·a (ā-kō'lē-ə)
n.
Suppression or absence of secretion of bile.


a·chol'ic (ā-kŏl'ĭk) adj.

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