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biliary

American

[bil-ee-er-ee, bil-yuh-ree] / ˈbɪl iˌɛr i, ˈbɪl jə ri /

adjective

Physiology.
1. of bile.
2. conveying bile.
  
  a biliary duct.
Archaic. bilious.

biliary British

/ ˈbɪlɪərɪ /

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of biliary

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

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The biliary cancer treatment delayed disease progression but failed to meet overall survival targets because of confounded data.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

The drug is also approved for the treatment of biliary tract, lung, bladder and endometrial cancers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 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

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

From Makers of Modern Medicine by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

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