Choledology

Choledology
Choledology Chol`e*dol"o*gy, n. [Gr. ? bile + -logy. Cf. F. chol['e]dologie.] (Med.) A treatise on the bile and bilary organs. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]

Note: Littr['e] says that the word chol['e]dologie is absolutely barbarous, there being no Greek word ?. A proper form would be cholology. [1913 Webster]


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  • choledology — † choleˈdography, choleˈdology Obs. Barbarous forms of cholography, cholology. [Dict. Fr. Acad. had cholédologie: see Littré.] 1833–57 Dunglison is cited by Webster …   Useful english dictionary

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