acholia

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acholia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Acholia \A*cho"li*a\ ([.a]*k[=o]"l[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., from Gr.
     'acholi`a; 'a priv. + cholh` bile.] (Med.)
     Deficiency or lack of bile. AS
     [1913 Webster]

acholia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  acholia
      n 1: a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the
           flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed [syn:
           acholia, cholestasis]