Etymology

chole-

Today it means: Bile. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χολή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχολή“bile”
  2. English todaychole-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.