| cholehematin | A red pigment in the bile of herbivorous animals; derived from chlorophyll and a product of haematin oxidation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cholehemia | Synonym: cholaemia. Origin: chole-+ G. Haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
| choleic | Relating to the bile. Synonym: choleic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| choleic acids | Compounds of bile acids and sterols. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cholelith | Synonym: gallstone. Origin: chole-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| cholelithiasis | <gastroenterology> The presence or formation of gallstones. (18 Nov 1997) |
| cholelithotomy | Operative removal of a gallstone. Origin: chole-+ G. Lithos, stone, + tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| cholelithotripsy | Rarely used term for the crushing of a gallstone. Origin: chole-+ G. Lithos, stone, + tripsis, a rubbing (05 Mar 2000) |
| cholelithotrity | Rarely used term for the crushing of a gallstone. Origin: chole-+ G. Lithos, stone, + L. Tero, pp. Tritus, to rub (05 Mar 2000) |
| cholemesis | Vomiting of bile. Origin: chole-+ G. Emesis, vomiting (05 Mar 2000) |
| cholemia | <biochemistry> The presence of bile salts in the circulating blood. (11 Jan 1998) |
| cholemic nephrosis | <nephrology> Acute renal failure occurring in a patient with liver failure. The exact causal relationship in unclear, but those with alcoholic cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis are at greatest risk. Symptoms include decreased or absent urine production, jaundice, abdominal swelling, delirium, confusion, nausea and vomiting. Prognosis is very poor. (15 Jan 1998) |
| cholenes | Unsaturated derivatives of cholane with methyl groups at c-10 and c-13 and a branched five-carbon chain at c-17. They must have at least one double bond in the ring system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cholepathia | 1. Disease of bile ducts. 2. Irregularity in contractions of the bile ducts. Cholepathia spastica, spastic contraction of the bile ducts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| choleperitoneum | An obsolete term for bile in the peritoneum, which may lead to bile peritonitis. (05 Mar 2000) |