cholistine sulphomethate sodium |
Pentasodium colistinmethanesulfonate;contains the pentasodium salt of the penta(methanesulfonic acid) derivative of colistin A as the major component, with a small proportion of the pentasodium salt of the same derivative of colistin B; an effective antibiotic against most Gram-negative bacilli (except Proteus), given intramuscularly. See: colistin sulfate, polymyxin. Synonym: cholistine sulphomethate sodium, colistin sulfomethate sodium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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cholo- |
See: chole-. (05 Mar 2000) |
chololith |
An obsolete term for gallstone. (05 Mar 2000) |
chololithiasis |
<gastroenterology> The presence or formation of gallstones. (18 Nov 1997) |
chololithic |
Rarely used term relating in any way to gallstones. (05 Mar 2000) |
choloplania |
The presence of bile salts in the blood or tissues. Origin: cholo-+ G. Plane, a wandering (05 Mar 2000) |
cholopoiesis |
Formation of bile. Synonym: cholopoiesis. Origin: chole-+ G. Poiesis, making (05 Mar 2000) |
cholorrhoea |
An obsolete term for an excessive secretion of bile. Origin: cholo-+ G. Rhoia, a flow (05 Mar 2000) |
choloscopy |
Rarely used term for cholangioscopy. Origin: cholo-+ G. Skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |
cholothorax |
Bile in the pleural cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
choloyl |
The radical of cholic acid or cholate. (05 Mar 2000) |
choloylglycine hydrolase |
<enzyme> Also acts on choloyltaurine (taurocholic acid) Registry number: EC 3.5.1.24 Synonym: glycocholase, 3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oylcglycine amidohydrolase, bile salt hydrolase, cholylglycine hydrolase, cholanoyl amino acid hydrolase, cholyltaurine hydrolase, glycocholic acid hydrolase (26 Jun 1999) |
choluria |
Synonym: biliuria. Origin: G. Chole, bile, + ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |
cholyl-coenzyme A |
A condensation product of cholic acid and coenzyme A; an intermediate in the formation of bile salts from bile acids, as taurocholic acid from cholic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
cholyl-coenzyme A synthetase |
cholate ligase |
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cholecystokinin
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A hormone secreted by the duodenal mucosa in the presence of fats which causes the gallbladder to contract.
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choledocholithiasis
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Stones within the bile duct system.
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cholangiogram
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An X-ray study of the bile ducts performed with contrast injected into the ducts.
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cholestyramine
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(Questran?-a drug taken to absorb excessive amounts of bile acid reaching the large intestine, and hence to treat certain forms of diarrhoea.
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cholera
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Cholera can be defined in two ways:
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