Medicine:Acholia
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Acholia or hypocholia[1] is pallor of the feces, which lack their normal brown colour, as a result of impaired bile secretion into the bowel.[2] Acholia is a sign pointing to reduced or lacking flow of conjugated bilirubin into the bowel, as a result of a problem in the liver itself or in the biliary tree.[3]
Etymology
Ancient Greek: a + chole (without bile).
Cause
A condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed. The acholia is a sign of many diseases, such as hepatitis. Acholia causes the color of feces to fade.[3]
See also
- Choluria
References
- ↑ Dieulafoy, Georges (1912) (in en). A Text-book of Medicine. D. Appleton. p. 953. https://archive.org/details/textbookofmedic02dieu. Retrieved 7 November 2017. "Acholia."
- ↑ Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. Saunders; 2007.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 La médecine de A à Z. Hachette; 1973.
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