acholia

a·cho·li·a

A0054900 (ā-kō′lē-ə)n. A decrease in or an absence of bile secretion.

[New Latin : a- + Greek kholē, bile; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]

acholia

(eɪˈkəʊlɪə) na condition involving partial or complete lack of bile secretion

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acholia - a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructedcholestasisdisorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

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Acholia

acholia

[¦ā′kōl·ē·ə] (medicine) Suppression or absence of bile secretion into the small intestine.

Acholia

cessation of entry of bile into the duodenum; symptom of some diseases, usually of the biliary tract (obstruction of the common bile duct). Bile arrested in the liver enters the bloodstream. Acholia is characterized by jaundice; blanched, clay-colored stools; bile-colored urine; itching; occasionally severe cerebral phenomena (delirium, coma); hemorrhages in the skin and mucous membranes; and sometimes elevated temperature. The treatment consists in eliminating the causes of acholia.

acholia

[a-ko´le-ah] absence or failure of secretion of bile. adj., adj acho´lic.

a·cho·li·a

(ă-kō'lē-ă), Suppressed or absent secretion of bile. [G. a- priv. + cholē, bile]

acholia

(ā-kō′lē-ə)n. A decrease in or an absence of bile secretion.

Acholia

Absence of or failure to secrete bile.

a·cho·li·a

(ā-kō'lē-ă) Suppressed or absent secretion of bile. [G. a- priv. + cholē, bile]

acholia

Absence of bile secretion into the small intestine. In acholia, the stools are clay-coloured. Because bile is also needed to emulsify dietary fat before it can be absorbed, the stools are also fatty and may be difficult to flush away.

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Synonyms for acholia

noun a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed

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