yellow bile
noun
one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing anger; choler.
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Origin of yellow bile
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby yellow bile
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British Dictionary definitions for yellow bile
yellow bile
noun
archaic one of the four bodily humours, choler
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Medical definitions for yellow bile
yellow bile
n.
choler
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