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bile salt
noun
Definition of BILE SALT
1
: a salt of bile acid
2
plural : a dry mixture of the principal salts of the gall of the ox used as a liver stimulant and as a laxative
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First Known Use of BILE SALT
1881
Medical Dictionary
bile salt
noun
Medical Definition of BILE SALT
1
: a salt of bile acid
2
bile salts pl : a dry mixture of the salts of the gall of the ox used as a liver stimulant and as a laxative—called also ox bile extract, oxgall
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