acholuria

[ak-uh-loor-ee-uh]

ach·o·lu·ri·a

[ak-uh-loor-ee-uh]
noun
the absence of bile pigments in the urine.

Origin:
1900–05; < Neo-Latin < Greek áchol(os) (see acholia) + Neo-Latin -uria -uria

ach·o·lu·ric, adjective
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acholuria a·cho·lu·ri·a (ā'kō-l&oobreve;r'ē-ə, ā'kōl-y&oobreve;r'ē-ə)
n.
Absence of bile pigments from the urine in some forms of jaundice.


a'cho·lu'ric adj.

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