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CIDE DICTIONARY

atrabiliary

CIDE DICTIONARY

atrabiliarya. 
  •  Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania.  [1913 Webster]
Atrabiliary arteries, capsules, and veins (Anat.), those pertaining to the kidney; -- called also renal arteries, capsules, and veins.

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