biliary

American  

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

adjective

1. Physiology.

   1. of bile.

   2. conveying bile.

      a biliary duct.

2. Archaic. bilious.

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biliary British  

/ ˈbɪlɪərɪ /

adjective

1. 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

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Mrs K, a patient at Wrexham Maelor hospital, died on 31 January 2022 from biliary sepsis, a serious infection of the bile ducts.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 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

Durvalumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor targeting PD-L1, has previously been approved for treating specific patients with biliary tract cancer, liver cancer, small cell lung cancer and NSCLC.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2023

Some of these lesions of the intestinal tract related to urticaria may affect, either primarily or secondarily, the biliary structures.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)