bile salt

bile salt definition - medical

bile salt

noun
  1. Any of the sodium salts of the bile acids, such as taurocholate and glycocholate, occurring in bile.
  2. A mixture, such as a commercial preparation derived from the bile of the ox, that is used medicinally as a hepatic stimulant or laxative.

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