acholicadj.
/eɪˈkəʊlɪk/, /aˈkəʊlɪk/, U.S. /ˌeɪˈkoʊlɪk/ Medicine.
Characterized by or affected with acholia; (of faeces) containing no bile.
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cholerica1398
melancholianta1400
gallish1551
melancholical1559
melancholish1562
cholerical1569
cholerous1583
atrabilar1597
melancholic1598
atrabilaric1620
melancholeric1650
atrabilious1651
bilious1651
atrabilary1676
atrabilarian1678
atrabilous1681
atrabilarious1684
atrabiliary1725
biliary1837
acholic1866
1866 A. C. McLeod (title) Acholic diseases.
1882 Lancet 18 Mar. 431/1 Bowels opened four times; motions pale brown, soft and acholic.
1903 W. B. Cheadle in Lancet 30 May 1497/2 Acholic stools occur usually in children under five years of age.
1967 Jrnl. Pediatrics 70 697/2 At 3 weeks of age, jaundice developed, and the stools became intermittently acholic and tarry.
2007 Medicine 35 63/1 All infants with pale or acholic stools should be promptly referred to specialized centres.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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