[-ok″tah-no´in] a semisynthetic glycerol derivative used to dissolve cholesterol gallstones in the common and intrahepatic bile ducts.
mon·o·oc·ta·no·in
(mon'ō-ok'-tā-nō'in), A semisynthetic esterified glycerol used as a solubilizing agent for radiolucent gallstones retained in the biliary tract following cholecystectomy.