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chole-
Pronunciation:
/ˈkɒli/
(also
chol-
before a vowel)
combiningForm
Medicine
&
Chemistry
relating to bile or the bile ducts:
cholesterol
Origin:
from Greek
kholē
'gall, bile'
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