Acholic
lack of a secretion of bile.
Historical Examples
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
acholia a·cho·li·a (ā-kō’lē-ə)
n.
Suppression or absence of secretion of bile.
a·chol’ic (ā-kŏl’ĭk) adj.
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