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chenodiol /che·no·di·ol/ (ke″no-di´ol) chenodeoxycholic acid used as an anticholelithogenic agent to dissolve radiolucent, noncalcified gallstones.

chenodiol [ke″no-di´ol]

nonproprietary drug name for the bile acid chenodeoxycholic acid; administered orally to dissolve radiolucent cholesterol gallstones; most are dissolved in one to two years of therapy.

chenodiol (kē´nōdī´ol),

n brand name: Chenix;
drug class: anticholelithic;
action: increases amount of bile acids in relation to cholesterol;
use: dissolving gallstones.

chenodiol

see chenodeoxycholic acid.

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