Medical Dictionary
chenodeoxycholic acid
noun che·no·de·ox·y·cho·lic acid
\ˌkē-(ˌ)nō-ˌdē-ˌäk-si-ˌkō-lik-, -ˌkäl-ik-\
\ˌkē-(ˌ)nō-ˌdē-ˌäk-si-ˌkō-lik-, -ˌkäl-ik-\
Medical Definition of CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID
: a bile acid C24H40O4 that is usually found conjugated with glycine or taurine in various vertebrates (as hens, geese, hogs, and bears) including humans, that facilitates fat absorption and cholesterol excretion, and that is used to dissolve gallstones which are not calcified—called also chenodiol
Variants of CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID
che·no·de·ox·y·cho·lic acid or che·no·des·ox·y·cho·lic acid \-ˌdez-ˌäk-\
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