Meaning of BILE
| Pronunciation: | | bIl
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats |
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| | Synonyms: | | gall |
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| | See Also: | | digestive fluid, digestive juice | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Bile\, n. [L. bilis: cf. F. bile.]
1. (Physiol.) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually
alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes
into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive
process. Its characteristic constituents are the bile
salts, and coloring matters.
2. Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to
stir one's bile. --Prescott.
Note: The ancients considered the bile to be the ``humor''
which caused irascibility.
\Bile\, n. [OE. byle, bule, bele, AS. b?le, b?l; skin to D.
buil, G. beule, and Goth. ufbauljan to puff up. Cf. {Boil} a
tumor, {Bulge}.]
A boil. [Obs. or Archaic]
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A fluid made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile is excreted into the small intestine where it helps digest fat. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A dark fluid containing bile salts which is secreted by the liver into the bile ducts and the gallbladder. |
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