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Webster 1913 Edition


Biliary

Bil′ia-ry

(bĭl′yȧ-ry̆; 106)
,
Adj.
[L.
bilis
bile: cf. F.
biliaire
.]
(Physiol.)
Relating or belonging to bile; conveying bile;
as,
biliary
acids;
biliary
ducts
.
Biliary calculus
(Med.)
,
a gallstone, or a concretion formed in the gall bladder or its duct.

Webster 1828 Edition


Biliary

BIL'IARY

,
Noun.
Water which enters a ship, and lies upon her bilge or bottom.

BIL'IARY

,
Adj.
[from L. bilis.] Belonging to the bile; conveying the bile; as a biliary duct.

Definition 2024


biliary

biliary

English

Adjective

biliary (comparative more biliary, superlative most biliary)

  1. Of or pertaining to bile

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