<B>choky</B> (1), adjective, <B>chokier,</B> <B>chokiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>inclined to choke, especially with emotion. <DD><B> 2. </B>tending to choke. <BR> <I>Ex. a choky collar.</I> (SYN) suffocating. <DD><B> 3. </B>having a hoarse, throaty voice. <BR> <I>Ex. a choky singer.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="choky">
<B>choky</B> (2), noun, pl. <B>chokies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Anglo-Indian.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a station, such as for the collection of customs or tolls, or for palanquin bearers, police, or the like. <DD><B> 2. </B>a jail or lockup. </DL>
<A NAME="chol">
<B>Chol, </B>noun, pl. <B>Chol</B> or <B>Choles.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a tribe or division of the Maya Indians in southeastern Mexico. </DL>
<A NAME="chola">
<B>chola, </B>noun, pl. <B>-las.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a female cholo. </DL>
<A NAME="cholagogic">
<B>cholagogic, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> promoting the flow of bile. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>=cholagogue.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cholagogue">
<B>cholagogue, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a substance that promotes the flow of bile. </DL>
<A NAME="cholangiogram">
<B>cholangiogram, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an X-ray photograph of the bile ducts. </DL>
<A NAME="cholangitis">
<B>cholangitis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> inflammation of the bile ducts. </DL>
<A NAME="cholate">
<B>cholate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a salt or ester of cholic acid. </DL>
<A NAME="cholecyst">
<B>cholecyst, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the gall bladder. </DL>
<A NAME="cholecystectomy">
<B>cholecystectomy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> surgical removal of the gall bladder. </DL>
<A NAME="cholecystitis">
<B>cholecystitis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> inflammation of the gall bladder. </DL>
<A NAME="cholecystographic">
<B>cholecystographic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or produced by means of cholecystography. </DL>
<A NAME="cholecystography">
<B>cholecystography, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> X-ray examination of the gall bladder. </DL>
<A NAME="cholecystokinin">
<B>cholecystokinin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the intestinal hormone that causes the gall bladder to contract and empty. </DL>
<A NAME="cholelithiasis">
<B>cholelithiasis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the formation or presence of gallstones. </DL>
<A NAME="cholent">
<B>cholent, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Jewish dish of slowly stewed or baked meat and vegetables, served on the Sabbath. </DL>
<A NAME="choler">
<B>choler, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an irritable disposition; anger; wrath. <BR> <I>Ex. His choler sometimes chokes him and he flaunts his outrage like a red tie at an academic banquet (Wall Street Journal).</I> (SYN) irascibility. <DD><B> 2a. </B>(in ancient and medieval physiology) the one of the four humors thought to cause irascibility; yellow bile. <DD><B> b. </B>bile viewed as a malady or disease; bilious disorder; biliousness. <BR> <I>Ex. Let's purge this choler without letting blood (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cholera">
<B>cholera, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>a painful disease of the stomach and intestines that causes cramps, vomiting, weakness, and diarrhea; Asiatic cholera. Cholera is an acute, infectious, bacterial disease which is endemic in India, frequently epidemic elsewhere, and often causes death. <BR> <I>Ex. Cholera is under international quarantine. People who go to Asian countries receive injections of cholera vaccine.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>any one of several diseases occurring chiefly in hot weather and causing acute diarrhea, including cholera infantum and cholera morbus. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of various diseases of animals. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) choler (one of the four humors). </DL>
<A NAME="choleraic">
<B>choleraic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with, or of the nature of, cholera. </DL>
<A NAME="cholerainfantum">
<B>cholera infantum,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any disease of infants that causes severe diarrhea, especially in hot weather. </DL>
<A NAME="choleramorbus">
<B>cholera morbus,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any inflammation of the intestines accompanied by diarrhea, fever, and pain. </DL>
<A NAME="choleric">
<B>choleric, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>having an irritable disposition; easily made angry; hot-tempered. <BR> <I>Ex. a choleric old tyrant to his family.</I> (SYN) irascible, irritable. <DD><B> b. </B>enraged; angry; wrathful. <BR> <I>Ex. He was subject to choleric outbursts of temper.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with cholera. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) <DD><B> a. </B>characterized by bile or biliousness; bilious. <DD><B> b. </B>causing choler or biliousness. adv. <B>cholericly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="cholerine">
<B>cholerine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Medicine.) <DD><B> 1. </B>the early stage of cholera. <DD><B> 2. </B>a mild form of cholera. </DL>
<A NAME="cholestasis">
<B>cholestasis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a stoppage in the flow of bile. </DL>
<A NAME="cholesteric">
<B>cholesteric, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Chemistry, Physics.) having a molecular structure characteristic of compounds containing cholesterol; consisting of a series of layers in which the molecules are arranged in close parallel, vertical lines. <BR> <I>Ex. The most prominent application of cholesteric liquid crystals are in thermal mapping of living systems and in color displays of electronic components (Science News).</I> </DL>
<B>cholesterol, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a white, fatty substance found in the blood and tissues of the body and also in foods such as eggs and meat, especially animal fats. It is important in metabolism. <BR> <I>Ex. The accumulation of cholesterol in the blood vessels forms plaques which may eventually restrict the flow of blood (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cholestyramine">
<B>cholestyramine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a drug that decreases the synthesis of cholesterol. </DL>
<A NAME="choli">
<B>choli, </B>noun, pl. <B>-lis.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (in India) a very short jacket for women, covering the bust. <BR> <I>Ex. She was wearing a white sari and a white choli, or jacket, the costume of adult Indian women (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cholic">
<B>cholic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with bile. </DL>
<A NAME="cholicacid">
<B>cholic acid,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a white, crystalline acid, related to cholesterol, produced from the nitrogenized acids of bile during its decomposition. </DL>
<A NAME="choline">
<B>choline, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a constituent of the vitamin B complex, present in many animal and plant tissues, which prevents accumulation of fat in the liver. Choline is the basic constituent of lecithin. </DL>
<A NAME="cholinergic">
<B>cholinergic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>that is stimulated or caused to act by choline, especially applied to the parasympathetic nerves which liberate acetylcholine at the nerve endings. <DD><B> 2. </B>that stimulates the parasympathetic nerves and the release of acetylcholine. <BR> <I>Ex. a cholinergic substance, agent, chemical, or drug.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cholinesterase">
<B>cholinesterase, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an enzyme which prevents the accumulation of acetylcholine at the nerveendings by stimulating its hydrolysis; acetylcholinesterase. <BR> <I>Ex. The enzyme cholinesterase, present in all nerve tissue, performs this essential task by cleaving the acetylcholine molecule into choline and acetic acid (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="cholinomimetic">
<B>cholinomimetic, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> that mimicks the action of acetylcholine in the nervous system. <DD><I>noun </I> a cholinomimetic chemical or drug. </DL>
<A NAME="cholla">
<B>cholla, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of certain spiny, treelike cactuses found in the southwestern United States and in Mexico. </DL>
<A NAME="cholo">
<B>cholo, </B>noun, pl. <B>-los.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person of mixed Spanish and Indian descent, especially in Bolivia and Peru; mestizo. <DD><B> 2. </B>any half-breed of Spanish America. </DL>
<A NAME="chololith">
<B>chololith, </B>noun. <B>=gallstone.</B></DL>
<A NAME="chome">
<B>chome, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a group of city blocks forming a subdivision of a section or neighborhood in Tokyo. </DL>
<B>chon, </B>noun, pl. <B>chon.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a unit of money in South Korea, equal to 1/100 of a won. </DL>
<A NAME="chondokyo">
<B>Chondokyo, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an indigenous religion of Korea which combines elements of Confucianism, Christianity, and Buddhism; Chontoism. </DL>
<A NAME="chondr">
<B>chondr-</B> or <B>chondri-,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) <DD><B> 1. </B>lump; grain. <BR> <I>Ex. Chondrule = a small grain.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>cartilage. <BR> <I>Ex. Chondroid = resembling cartilage.</I> <DD> Also, <B>chondro-.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="chondrichthian">
<B>chondrichthian, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a class of fishes whose skeletons are formed of cartilage and whose gills are thin and platelike; elasmobranch. Sharks and rays belong to this class. </DL>
<A NAME="chondrify">
<B>chondrify, </B>transitive verb, intransitive verb, <B>-fied,</B> <B>-fying.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to convert or be converted into cartilage. noun <B>chondrification.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="chondriosome">
<B>chondriosome, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) any one of the mitochondria, or minute bodies contained in the form of rods, granules, and threads in the cytoplasm of cells. </DL>
<A NAME="chondrite">
<B>chondrite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a meteorite containing chondrules. </DL>
<A NAME="chondritic">
<B>chondritic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having the peculiar granulated structure characteristic of a chondrite. <BR> <I>Ex. Any theory for the origin of meteorites should try to account for the chondritic stone meteorites (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="chondro">
<B>chondro-,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) a form of <B>chondr-,</B> as in <I>chondrocyte.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="chondrocyte">
<B>chondrocyte, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of the cells found in the cavities in cartilage; cartilage cell. </DL>
<A NAME="chondrodite">
<B>chondrodite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a yellow-to-red mineral, a fluosilicate of magnesium, often occurring in granular form in crystalline limestones. </DL>
