Relating to or affected by achylia; lacking proper digestive juices or chyle.
Formed from 'achylia' plus the adjective suffix '-ous' (full of, characterized by). This medical descriptor entered English from Greek-based medical terminology in the 19th century.
Medical adjectives ending in '-ous' often describe disease states—'achylous' pairs with 'achylous gastritis' as doctors learned these conditions destroyed the stomach's ability to protect itself and digest food.
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