| cholistine sulphomethate sodium | Pentasodium colistinmethanesulfonate;contains the pentasodium salt of the penta(methanesulfonic acid) derivative of colistin A as the major component, with a small proportion of the pentasodium salt of the same derivative of colistin B; an effective antibiotic against most Gram-negative bacilli (except Proteus), given intramuscularly. See: colistin sulfate, polymyxin. Synonym: cholistine sulphomethate sodium, colistin sulfomethate sodium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cholo- | See: chole-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chololith | An obsolete term for gallstone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chololithiasis | <gastroenterology> The presence or formation of gallstones. (18 Nov 1997) |
| chololithic | Rarely used term relating in any way to gallstones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| choloplania | The presence of bile salts in the blood or tissues. Origin: cholo-+ G. Plane, a wandering (05 Mar 2000) |
| cholopoiesis | Formation of bile. Synonym: cholopoiesis. Origin: chole-+ G. Poiesis, making (05 Mar 2000) |
| cholorrhoea | An obsolete term for an excessive secretion of bile. Origin: cholo-+ G. Rhoia, a flow (05 Mar 2000) |
| choloscopy | Rarely used term for cholangioscopy. Origin: cholo-+ G. Skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |
| cholothorax | Bile in the pleural cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| choloyl | The radical of cholic acid or cholate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| choloylglycine hydrolase | <enzyme> Also acts on choloyltaurine (taurocholic acid) Registry number: EC 3.5.1.24 Synonym: glycocholase, 3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oylcglycine amidohydrolase, bile salt hydrolase, cholylglycine hydrolase, cholanoyl amino acid hydrolase, cholyltaurine hydrolase, glycocholic acid hydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
| choluria | Synonym: biliuria. Origin: G. Chole, bile, + ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |
| cholyl-coenzyme A | A condensation product of cholic acid and coenzyme A; an intermediate in the formation of bile salts from bile acids, as taurocholic acid from cholic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cholyl-coenzyme A synthetase | cholate ligase |