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bile salt

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bile salt
n.
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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