Medical Definition of Ursodeoxycholic acid

1. Epimer of chenodeoxycholic acid. It is a mammalian bile acid found first in the bear and is apparently either a precursor or a product of chenodeoxycholate. Its administration changes the composition of bile and may dissolve gallstones. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic. Pharmacological action: cholagogues and choleretics, gastrointestinal agents. Chemical name: Cholan-24-oic acid, 3,7-dihydroxy-, (3alpha,5beta,7beta)- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ursodeoxycholic Acid

urrhodin
ursa
ursa
ursae
ursal
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
ursid
Ursidae
ursids
ursiform
ursine
ursine
ursine dasyure
ursinia
ursodeoxycholic acid (current term)
urson
urson
ursons
ursuk
ursula
ursuline
ursus
Ursus
Ursus americanus
Ursus arctos
Ursus arctos horribilis
Ursus arctos middendorffi
Ursus arctos syriacus
Ursus horribilis

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