chokey
— Noun
– English
~ British slang (dated) for a prison
choking
— Noun
– English
~ the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
choking
— Noun
– English
~ a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
choky
— Adjective
– English
~ so tight as to tend to choke; "a choky collar"
choky
— Noun
– English
~ British slang (dated) for a prison
cholangiography
— Noun
– English
~ roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected
cholangitis
— Noun
– English
~ inflammation of the bile ducts
cholecalciferol
— Noun
– English
~ a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
cholecystectomy
— Noun
– English
~ surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain)
cholecystitis
— Noun
– English
~ inflammation of the gall bladder
cholecystokinin
— Noun
– English
~ a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine
cholelithiasis
— Noun
– English
~ the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder
cholelithotomy
— Noun
– English
~ removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladder
choler
— Noun
– English
~ a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
choler
— Noun
– English
~ an irritable petulant feeling
choler
— Noun
– English
~ a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
cholera
— Noun
– English
~ an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
choleraic
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or resulting from or resembling cholera
choleric
— Adjective
– English
~ quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander"
choleric
— Adjective
– English
~ easily moved to anger; "men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing"- H.G.Wells