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biliary

Adjective

bil=i=ar=y

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Derived form noun bile₁

biliary(a = adj.pert) Array - relating to the bile ducts or the gallbladder; Array

biliary, a. [L. bilis bile: cf. F. biliaire.].

Relating or belonging to bile; conveying bile; as, biliary acids; biliary ducts. [1913 Webster]

Biliary calculus (Med.), a gallstone, or a concretion formed in the gall bladder or its duct.

biliary, adj. of the bile.

Etymology

F biliaire: see BILE, -ARY(2)

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