choleresis

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noun

The secretion of bile (by the liver rather than the gallbladder)

OriginAncient Greek ῥῆσις →
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Meanings

noun
  1. medicineThe secretion of bile (by the liver rather than the gallbladder)

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥῆσις“flow”
  2. Englishcholeresis

From chole- (“bile”) + Ancient Greek ῥῆσις (rhêsis, “flow”) (compare cholestasis) or αἵρεσις (haíresis, “a taking”) or -uresis.

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APA

choleresis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choleresis

MLA

“choleresis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choleresis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “choleresis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choleresis.

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