a·cho·li·a

(ā-kō′lē-ə)

A decrease in or an absence of bile secretion.

[New Latin : a- + Greek kholē, bile; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]

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acholia

(eɪˈkəʊlɪə)

a condition involving partial or complete lack of bile secretion

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Noun

acholia - a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed

cholestasis

disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

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Acholie

acholie

a·cho·li·a

n. acolia, ausencia de bilis.

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Additionally, yellowish pigmentation was observed in the gravel of boxes (choluria), and stools were clearly pale (acholia) (Figure 2).

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Acholia ("without bile" or pale stools) and choluria ("dark urine") occur in posthepatic jaundice because of an obstruction of bile secretions into the small bowel and increased secretion of bilirubin into the urine.

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The course of neonatal hepatitis of CMV etiology is "more severe and manifests with prolonged cholestatic jaundice in 91.7% with the development of acholia and urobilia in every third child, with a hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and a formation of a severe fibrosis in 50.0% of children.

Infection and incidence of herpes viruses in neonates in Aktobe region of Kazakhstan

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