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Meaning of ATRABILIARY

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\At`ra*bil"ia*ry\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid
   formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.
2. Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the
   supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of
   which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy,
   and mania.
{Atrabiliary arteries}, {capsules}, and {veins} (Anat.),
   those pertaining to the kidney; -- called also renal
   arteries, capsules, and veins.
 
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