acholia

From New Latin acholia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).

acholia (uncountable)

2. (medicine, pathology) Deficiency or absence of bile.
   • 1875, Felix von Niemeyer, translated by Geoorge H. Humphreys and Charles E. Hackley, A Text-book of Practical Medicine, with Particular Reference to Physiology and Pathological Anatomy, page 692:

     The intensely bilious color of the liver shows that the discoloration of the contents of the intestines is not due to arrested production of bile, that is to acholia.

   • 1884, The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 2, page 320:

     This then illustrates acholia in the literal sense of the word, and explains the absence of icterus in spite of the complete obliteration of the ductus communis choledochus.

   • 2012, Carmen Gallego Herrera, Enrique Medina Benítez, “Case 1: Percutaneous Ultrasound-guided Liver Biopsy”, in María I. Martínez-León, Antonio Martínez-Valverde, Luisa Ceres-Ruiz, editors, Imaging for Pediatricians: 100 Key Cases, page 163:

     A 1-month 3-week-old infant with a history of neonatal jaundice, cholestasis, and acholia is admitted to our hospital to rule out biliary atresia and further treatment.

• (deficiency of bile): hypocholia

• (antonym(s) of “deficiency of bile”): cholaemia, cholemia, hypercholia, icterus, jaundice

• acholic

• cholestasis
• choluria

From a- +‎ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) +‎ -ia. First attested in 1860.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /aˈxɔ.lja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlja
• Syllabification: a‧cho‧lia

acholia f

1. (medicine, pathology) acholia (deficiency or absence of bile)

• acholia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• acholia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego