Definition

Noun: A medical condition characterized by a deficiency or absence of bile secretion, or by an obstruction preventing bile from entering the digestive tract. This results in pale, clay-colored stools.

Examples of Usage

• The patient's jaundice and acholia pointed to a possible obstruction of the bile duct.
• A key diagnostic sign for the condition was the presence of acholia.

Advanced Usage

• Clinical Context: The term is primarily used in medical diagnosis and literature to describe a symptom, not a disease itself. It is often associated with liver disorders, gallstones, or tumors.
  • The doctor noted acholia as a significant finding in the patient's chart.

Variants and Related Words

• Acholic (adj): Describing something related to or characterized by acholia.
  • The patient passed acholic stools.

Synonyms

• Hypocholia (less common)
• Cholestasis (specifically refers to the of bile flow, which causes acholia)

Antonyms

• Choleresis (the secretion of bile by the liver)

Noun

1. a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed