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
Asiatic cholera
— Noun
– English
～ an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
cholera
— Noun
– English
～ an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
cholestasis
— Noun
– English
～ a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed
cholesterin
— Noun
– English
～ an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
cholesterol
— Noun
– English
～ an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
cholic acid
— Noun
– English
～ an insoluble crystalline acid present in bile
choline
— Noun
– English
～ a B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat
cholinesterase
— Noun
– English
～ an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)