biliary

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

adjective
  1. Physiology.

    • of bile.

    • conveying bile: a biliary duct.

  2. Archaic. bilious.

Origin of biliary

1
1725–35; perhaps <French biliaire;see bile, -aire, -ary

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British Dictionary definitions for biliary

biliary

/ (ˈbɪlɪərɪ) /


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

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