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cholecystokinin
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hormone released in the small intestine; causes muscles in the gallbladder and the colon to tighten and relax.
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choleric
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One of the four temperaments, associated with the element of fire. The choleric personality is believed to indicate an optimistic, youthful, impulsive temperament, prone to spontaneous outbursts of emotion. See also Melancholic, Phlegmatic and Sanguine.
Ãâó: www.findyourfate.com/faq/c-glossary.htm
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choleric
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Body type in which the element of Fire is dominant, with the tendency to bad temper, over activity and nervousness.
Ãâó: www.bodyandmind.co.za/info_glossary.html
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cholera
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One of the world's most devastating diseases. Caused by a curved bacterium which produces a toxin affecting the intestinal lining. This toxin causes a massive loss of fluid from the body as diarrhoea. Usually food or water infected by faecal contamination produces the nausea, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. The bacterium was first identified by Robert Koch in 1893
Ãâó: www.tallpoppies.net.au/florey/glossary/main-conten...
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cholesterol
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A sterol with a multi-ringed (steroid) structure. The amount of cholesterol per gram of butter is 2 mg.
Ãâó: webexhibits.org/butter/glossary-c.html
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