ursodeoxycholic acid

ursodeoxycholic acid
SYN: ursodiol.

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ur·so·de·oxy·cho·lic acid .ər-sō-dē-.äk-sē-.kō-lik- n URSODIOL

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a drug (a bile acids) used to dissolve cholesterol gallstones; it is administered by mouth. Side-effects are infrequent but include diarrhoea and indigestion. Trade names: Destolit, Ursofalk.

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ur·so·de·oxy·cho·lic ac·id (ur″so-de-ok″se-koґlik) a secondary bile acid formed in the intestine from chenodeoxycholic acid; it is a choleretic and decreases the concentration of cholesterol in the bile. The pharmaceutical preparation is called ursodiol.

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