acholia
[ ey-koh-lee-uh ]
/ eɪˈkoʊ li ə /
noun Pathology.
lack of a secretion of bile.
Origin of acholia
OTHER WORDS FROM acholia
a·chol·ic [ey-kol-ik] /eɪˈkɒl ɪk/, a·cho·lous [ey-koh-luh s, -kol-uh s, ak-uh-luh s] /eɪˈkoʊ ləs, -ˈkɒl əs, ˈæk ə ləs/, adjectiveWords nearby acholia
Example sentences from the Web for acholic
Putty-colored or "acholic" stools occur when bile is deficient, either from obstruction to outflow or from deficient secretion.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis |James Campbell Todd
Medical definitions for acholic
acholia
[ ā-kō′lē-ə ]
n.
Suppression or absence of secretion of bile.