biliary

[ bil-ee-er-ee, bil-yuh-ree ]

adjective

1. Physiology.
   1. of bile.
   2. conveying bile:

      a biliary duct.

2. Archaic. bilious.

biliary

/ ˈbɪlɪərɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to bile, to the ducts that convey bile, or to the gall bladder

Word History and Origins

Origin of biliary¹

1725–35; perhaps < French biliaire; bile, -aire, -ary

Example Sentences

And they tell me that my own good man's cheery spirits helped along many a fellow of more biliary temperament.

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So will the presence of gallstones, or of disturbances of the biliary mucosa.

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It has been recommended as a remedy in biliary colic and in muscular rheumatism.

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Even in our own day all of the physiological problems in the functions of biliary secretion are not solved.

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The biliary envelope presents a reticulated structure, instead of the usual longitudinal folds.

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