acholia

Definitions


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- Absent or reduced secretion of bile. In early use also: any of several diseases (supposedly) characterized by this, especially cholera and coeliac disease (now disused).


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Origin:
mid 19th century. From ancient Greek ἄχολος lacking gall, in Hellenistic Greek also deficient in bile + -ia




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