ursodiol

ursodiol
A bile acid used to facilitate the dissolution of gallstones in patients; a potential alternative to cholecystectomy. SYN: ursodeoxycholic acid.

* * *

ur·so·di·ol .ər-sō-'dī-.ȯl, -.ōl n a bile acid C24H40O4 stereoisomeric with chenodeoxycholic acid that is used to dissolve uncalcified radiolucent gallstones called also ursodeoxycholic acid

* * *

ur·so·di·ol (ur″so-diґol) [USP] ursodeoxycholic acid used as an anticholelithic to dissolve radiolucent, noncalcified gallstones; administered orally.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ursodiol — Ursodiol, also known as ursodeoxycholic acid and the abbreviation UDCA, is one of the secondary bile acids, which are metabolic byproducts of intestinal bacteria. Ursodeoxycholic acid Systematic (IUPAC) name …   Wikipedia

  • Ursodiol — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Ursodeoxycholsäure Andere …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ursodiol — A drug that is used to dissolve gallstones in people who can’t have surgery to remove them. It is also being studied in the prevention of colorectal cancer. Ursodiol belongs to the family of drugs called anticholelithics …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • Ácido ursodesoxicólico — Ursodiol. Ácido ursodesoxicólico, también conocido como ursodiol y la abreviación UDCA (del inglés, ursodeoxycholic acid), es un ácido biliar secundario. Contenido …   Wikipedia Español

  • ursodeoxycholic acid — SYN: ursodiol. * * * ur·so·de·oxy·cho·lic acid .ər sō dē .äk sē .kō lik n URSODIOL * * * a drug (a bile acids) used to dissolve cholesterol gallstones; it is administered by mouth. Side effects are infrequent but include diarrhoea and indigestion …   Medical dictionary

  • Caroli disease — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Figure 1 Bilary tract, system, or tree includes the gallbladder and the bile ducts. DiseasesDB = 29874 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = 263200 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = radio eMedicineTopic = 131 MeshID …   Wikipedia

  • Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation — HSCT redirects here. For the supersonic aircraft, see High Speed Civil Transport. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Intervention ICD 9 CM 41.0 MeSH …   Wikipedia

  • Primary biliary cirrhosis — Classification and external resources Micrograph of primary biliary cirrhosis showing bile duct inflammation and injury. H E stain …   Wikipedia

  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis — Classification and external resources Cholangiogram of primary sclerosing cholangitis. ICD 10 K …   Wikipedia

  • Deoxycholic acid — IUPAC name (3α,​5β,​12α,​20R) ​3,​12 ​dihydroxycholan ​24 ​oic acid …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”