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choleresis

choleresis noun: the secretion of bile (by the liver rather than the gallbladder).

Noun

choleresis

  1. The secretion of bile (by the liver rather than the gallbladder)

Origin of choleresis

From chole- (“bile”) + Ancient Greek ῥῆσις (rhêsis, “flow”) (compare cholestasis) or αἵρεσις (haíresis, “a taking”) or -uresis.

Words formed from choleresis

Questions about choleresis

What does choleresis mean?
Choleresis means the secretion of bile (by the liver rather than the gallbladder).
What part of speech is choleresis?
Choleresis is a noun.

Words near choleresis in the dictionary

  1. choleraic
  2. choleraics
  3. choleralike
  4. choleras
  5. choleratoxin
  6. choleresis
  7. choleretic
  8. choleretics
  9. choleric
  10. cholerically
  11. cholericly

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