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1. (n.) bile
a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, esp. of fats.
2. bile
ill temper; peevishness.
3. bile
either of two humors of medieval physiology associated with anger and gloominess.
Etymology: (1655–65; < F < L bīlis)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bile, gall
a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Bile
a yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive process. Its characteristic constituents are the bile salts, and coloring matters
2. (noun) Bile
bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to stir one's bile
3. (noun) Bile
a boil
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Bile
a fluid secreted from the blood by the liver to aid in digestion, the secretion of which is most active after food.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Bile
An emulsifying agent produced in the LIVER and secreted into the DUODENUM. Its composition includes BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; and ELECTROLYTES. It aids DIGESTION of fats in the duodenum.
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Sense: a yellowish thick bitter fluid in the liver.
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 Afrikaans: gal |
 Arabic: مرّه، مَرار، صَفْراء |
 Bulgarian: жлъчка |
 Brazilian: bílis |
 Czech: žluč |
 German: die Galle |
 Danish: galde |
 Greek: χολή (η πεπτική ουσία που |
 Spanish: bilis, hiel |
 Estonian: sapp |
 Farsi: زرداب |
 Finnish: sappineste |
 French: bile |
 Hebrew: מִיץ מָרָה |
 Hindi: पित्त |
 Croatian: žuč |
 Hungarian: epe |
 Indonesian: air empedu |
 Icelandic: gall |
 Italian: bile |
 Japanese: 胆汁 |
 Korean: 담즙 |
 Lithuanian: tulžis |
 Latvian: žults |
 Malay: hempedu |
 Dutch: gal |
 Norwegian: galle |
 Polish: żółć |
 Persian: زرداب |
 Portuguese: bílis |
 Romanian: bilă |
 Russian: жёлчь |
 Slovak: žlč |
 Slovenian: žolč |
 Serbian: žuč |
 Swedish: galla |
 Thai: น้ำดี |
 Turkish: safra,öd |
 Taiwanese: 膽汁 |
 Ukrainian: жовч |
 Urdu: صفراء |
 Vietnamese: mật |
 Chinese: 胆汁 |
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