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 Definitions of black bile  [ˈblækˌbɛr i, -bə ri]  

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Definition of 'black bile' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) black bile
one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing gloominess.

Etymology:  (1790–1800)

Definition of 'black bile' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) black bile, melancholy
a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

'black bile' - Nearby Entries  

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