bile : Idioms & Phrases
bile acid
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noun any of the steroid acids generated in the liver and stored with bile
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bile duct
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noun a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum
bile duct.
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bile salt
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noun a salt of bile acid and a base; functions as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids
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black bile
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noun a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
melancholy.
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common bile duct
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noun a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum
bile duct.
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Ox bile
- . See
Ox gall , below.
Webster 1913
yellow bile
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noun a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
choler.
