What is "ursodeoxycholic acid"

n. (context organic compound English) The bile acid ''3α,7β-dihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid''; ursodiol

Ursodeoxycholic acid ( INN, BAN and AAN), also known as ursodiol ( USAN) and the abbreviation UDCA, from the root-word for bear urso, as bear bile contains the substance, is one of the secondary bile acids, which are metabolic byproducts of intestinal bacteria.