Medical Terminology / Unit 10 MedTerm 0603 short lesson, about 20 seconds
chol/e: Bile
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The idea
The combining form chol slash e names bile, the fluid the liver produces to aid digestion of fats.
In practice
Cholelithiasis is the presence of gallstones.
Where people slip
This form takes an e rather than the usual o as its combining vowel.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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