choleresis

English

Etymology

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

Noun

choleresis

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

Derived terms

• hypercholeresis

 

Related terms

• choleretic