adjective
Etymology
Origin of biliary
Example Sentences
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The biotechnology company was testing a combination of its lead asset, tovecimig, and paclitaxel in patients with biliary tract cancer.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
Linerixibat—which isn’t currently approved anywhere in the world—is a treatment for cholestatic pruritus, an internal itch caused by a liver disease called primary biliary cholangitis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
Tests showed she had primary biliary cholangitis, which can lead to liver failure without treatment.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
Notably, these include cancers that are linked to obesity including "colorectum, uterine corpus, gallbladder and other biliary, kidney and renal pelvis, and pancreas" cancers.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2024
Under these circumstances there may be symptoms resembling true biliary colic with some jaundice and pain that radiates toward the right shoulder.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
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