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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

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Etymology

Origin of biliary

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

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Ipsen said its Bylvay drug didn’t meet the main objective in a late-stage clinical trial that tested the medicine in biliary atresia, a rare and serious liver disease that affects babies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

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

This is all the more necessary because now, in patients' minds, the words appendicitis or biliary calculus are associated with the thought of operation.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

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