acholia

9.9

Very little or no bile flows into the intestine, making the skin and eyes yellow and stools pale

noun
/əˈkoʊliə/

Specialized

: acolia

The diagnosis of acholia explained the patient's persistent jaundice and pale stools.

Examples

Lack of bile pigments due to acholia can result in distinctive changes in stool color.
The physician noted signs of acholia during the examination of the liver disorder.
The patient was diagnosed with acholia last week.
Symptoms of acholia can include severe abdominal pain.
The diagnosis of acholia explained the patient's persistent jaundice and pale stools.
Lack of bile pigments due to acholia can result in distinctive changes in stool color.
Symptoms of acholia can include severe abdominal pain.

Synonyms

cholestasis

vsacholia

Specialized

1 9.9

A condition where bile from the liver does not flow well

means almost no bile is secreted rather than just reduced flow

How Much

bile

Specialized

27 6.7

acholia

Specialized

9.9

cholestasis

Specialized

1 9.9

Surface Forms

acholia singular

acholias plural

Morphology

acholia = cholia (opaque) = a + cholia

The base 'cholia' is not a familiar English word and the meaning of the prefix 'a-' is not transparent in this medical context.

Etymology

Acholia comes from the Greek parts a- meaning 'without' and chole meaning 'bile', the digestive fluid made by the liver. You can see the same root in cholesterol, so acholia means 'without bile' and names the condition where little or no bile reaches the gut.