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χολάς

χολάς, the bowels, intestines, guts

χολ-άς, άδος, ἡ, commonly in pl. χολάδες,
  • bowels, guts, Il. 4.526, h.Merc. 123, Antim. 45; made into strings for lyre, etc., AP 11.352.12 (Agath.): in Com., also χολλάδες, Pherecr. 246, Men. 23.
    • II in sg., gut-cavity, common to the ὑποχόνδριον and λαγών, Arist. HA 493a21. (Cf. χόλ-ιξ, Slav. želadǔkǔ ‘stomachʼ; not cogn. with χολή as implied by Aret. SD 2.9.)

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