Cholagogue

/ˈkoʊləɡɑːɡ/ noun

Definition

A substance that promotes the discharge of bile from the gallbladder; a medicinal agent that stimulates bile flow.

Etymology

From Greek 'chole' (bile) + 'agogos' (leading, guiding). Combined to literally mean 'bile leader,' this medical term describes any agent that encourages bile secretion.

Kelly Says

Ancient physicians would have recognized 'cholagogue' immediately even though they'd never seen a microscope—because the Greek roots 'chole' and 'agogue' were already in medical use for digestion and bodily humors.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
胆汁 停滞
dan-zhi ting-zhi
ARالعربية
مُحفز للصفراء
mu-hafiz li-l-safara
BNবাংলা
কোলেরা
kolera
CACatalà
colestaci
koh-les-ta-si
CSČeština
cholangiogenní
kho-lan-gio-gen-ni
DADansk
cholangiogen
kho-lan-gio-gen
DEDeutsch
cholangog
kho-lan-go-g
ELΕλληνικά
χολαγωγικός
cho-la-go-gikos
ESEspañol
colagogo
koh-la-go-go
FAفارسی
کُلِستَتِز
koo-lest-at-ez
FISuomi
cholangiogen
kho-lan-gio-gen
FRFrançais
cholangiogène
kol-an-zhio-jen
GUGU
કોલેસ્ટેસિસ
koh-les-ta-sis
HAHA
cholestasis
kho-les-ta-sis
HEעברית
כְּלָסְטָטִיק
khol-as-ta-tik
HIहिन्दी
पित्तप्रवर्धक
pitta-pra-vardhak
HUMagyar
cholangiogén
kho-lan-gio-gen
IDBahasa Indonesia
kolagogik
koh-la-go-jik
IGIG
cholestasis
kho-les-ta-sis
ITItaliano
colagogo
koh-la-go-go
JA日本語
胆汁の流れを促進する
tan-chi no nagare wo sokushin suru
KKKK
холестаз
kho-le-sta-z
KMKM
ជំងឺរលាយប្រាណ
chom-ngue-r-la-ya-pra-an
KO한국어
담즙 생성 촉진
damjip saeng-seong chok-jin
MRMR
कोलेस्टॅटिस
koh-les-ta-tis
MSBahasa Melayu
kolagogik
koh-la-go-jik
MYမြန်မာ
胆汁 滞留
dan-zhi tha-lway
NLNederlands
cholagogisch
kho-la-go-gisch
NONorsk
cholangiogen
kho-lan-gio-gen
PAPA
ਕੋਲੇਸਟੇਸਿਸ
koh-les-ta-sis
PLPolski
cholangiogenny
kho-lan-gio-gen-ny
PTPortuguês
colagogo
koh-la-go-go
RORomână
colagogic
koh-la-go-jik
RUРусский
холагогенный
kho-lago-gen-nyy
SVSvenska
cholangiogen
kho-lan-gio-gen
SWKiswahili
cholestasis
kho-les-ta-sis
TAதமிழ்
கோலியம்
ko-li-yam
TEతెలుగు
కొలెస్టాసిస్
ko-les-ta-sis
THไทย
กระตุ้นการผลิตน้ำดี
gra-tuhn ka-ran-pet-nam-dee
TLTL
kolestase
koh-les-ta-se
TRTürkçe
koleretik
ko-le-re-tik
UKУкраїнська
холагогенний
kho-lago-gen-nyy
URاردو
کولسٹاس
kool-sta-as
VITiếng Việt
tăng tiết mật
tang-tiet-mat
YOYO
cholestasis
kho-les-ta-sis
ZH中文
促进胆汁分泌
cù jìn dàn zhī fēn bù
ZUZU
cholestasis
kho-les-ta-sis

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