Acholia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acholia \A*cho"li*a\ ([.a]*k[=o]"l[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., from Gr.
     'acholi`a; 'a priv. + cholh` bile.] (Med.)
     Deficiency or lack of bile. AS
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  acholia
       n : a condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the
           flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed [syn:
            {cholestasis}]