chol-
variant of chole-, Gr. χολή bile, used bef. a vowel: as in choˈlacrol, an oily neutral body produced by the action of nitric acid upon bile. choˈlæmia (also choleˈhæmia), bile in the blood, as in jaundice; hence choˈlæmic a. choˈlalic acid [chol- + alkali) + ic], the non-azolized acid obtained by the action of alkalis on the acids of bile: see cholic. ˈcholamide, an amide of cholic acid C24H41NO4, obtained in silky, hygroscopic crystals. ˌcholangiˈography [ad. Sp. colangiograf{iacu}a (P. L. Mirizzi 1932, in Bol. Trab. Soc. Cirug{iacu}a Buenos Aires XVI. 1133)], X-ray examination of the gall-bladder and bile-ducts. cholangitis (kɒlænˈdʒaɪtɪs) [see angio-], inflammation of a bile-duct. ˈcholate, a salt of cholic acid.
1866 A. Flint Princ. Med. (1880) 80 The presence of the essential constituents of the bile in the blood constitutes the morbid condition called cholaemia. |
1876 tr. Wagner's Gen. Pathol. 555 The cholæmic attack has so to speak a psychical character. |
1880 J. W. Legg Bile 21 Cholalic acid is formed by the decomposition of the bile acids by acids, alkalies, or fermentation. |
1878 Kingzett Anim. Chem. 89 Cholic acid is said to yield cholamide. |
1936 Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetrics LXII. 684 (heading) Cholangiography. A Modified Technique for X-ray Visualization of the Bile Ducts During Operation. 1962 Lancet 8 Dec. 1208/2 Radiographic examination of the biliary tract is an invaluable aid to diagnosis. Cholangiography yields more information than cholecystography. |
1886 Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. III. 290/1 The cases..presented nearly all the anatomical appearances that occur in cholangitis and cholecystitis. 1907 Practitioner Oct. 571 Catarrhal cholangitis. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 613/1 When inflammation involves the gall-bladder the disease is cholecystitis, and when the bile-ducts alone are involved the disease is cholangitis. 1963 Lancet 12 Jan. 72/1 A 38-year-old woman had chronic jaundice and recurrent attacks of cholangitis after a bile-duct lesion in connection with cholecystectomy. |
1845–6 G. E. Day tr. Simon's Anim. Chem. (1846) I. 49 Most of the cholates are soluble, and possess a sweetish taste. |