Meanings
- uncountablemedicineDeficiency or absence of bile.
The intensely bilious color of the liver shows that the discoloration of the contents of the intestines is not due to arrested production of bile, that is to acholia.
1875, Felix von Niemeyer, translated by Geoorge H. Humphreys and Charles E. Hackley, A Text-book of Practical Medicine, with Particular Reference to Physiology and Pathological Anatomy, page 6922 more examples
This then illustrates acholia in the literal sense of the word, and explains the absence of icterus in spite of the complete obliteration of the ductus communis choledochus.
1884, The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 2, page 320A 1-month 3-week-old infant with a history of neonatal jaundice, cholestasis, and acholia is admitted to our hospital to rule out biliary atresia and further treatment.
2012, Carmen Gallego Herrera, Enrique Medina Benítez, “Case 1: Percutaneous Ultrasound-guided Liver Biopsy”, in María I. Martínez-León, Antonio Martínez-Valverde, Luisa Ceres-Ruiz, editors, Imaging for Pediatricians: 100 Key Cases, page 163Synonyms: hypocholia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounDeficiency or absence of bile.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀ-“not”
- New Latinacholia
- Englishacholia
From New Latin acholia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish akolia, sapettomuus
- akoliadeficiency of bile
- sapettomuusdeficiency of bile
Polish acholia
- acholiadeficiency of bile
Portuguese acolia
- acoliadeficiency of bile
Cite this entry
acholia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acholia
“acholia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acholia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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