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bile
(bīl)n.
1. A bitter, alkaline, brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow fluid that is secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and discharged into the duodenum and aids in the emulsification, digestion, and absorption of fats. Also called gall1.
2. Bitterness of temper; ill humor; irascibility.
3. Either of two bodily humors, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology.
[French, from Latin bīlis.]
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bile
(baɪl)n
1. (Physiology) a bitter greenish to golden brown alkaline fluid secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder. It is discharged during digestion into the duodenum, where it aids the emulsification and absorption of fats
2. irritability or peevishness
3. (Psychology) archaic either of two bodily humours, one of which (black bile) was thought to cause melancholy and the other (yellow bile) anger
[C17: from French, from Latin bīlis, probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh bustl bile]
bile
(bəɪl)vb
a Scot word for boil 1
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bile
(baɪl)n.
1. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, esp. of fats.
2. ill temper; peevishness.
3. either of two humors of medieval physiology associated with anger and gloominess.
[1655–65; < French < Latin bīlis]
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bile
(bīl) A bitter, alkaline, greenish fluid produced by the liver and discharged into the small intestine, where it helps to digest fats and neutralize acids. A portion of the bile secreted by the liver is stored in the gallbladder.
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bile
Past participle: biled
Gerund: biling
| Imperative |
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| bile |
| bile |
| Present |
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| I bile |
| you bile |
| he/she/it biles |
| we bile |
| you bile |
| they bile |
| Preterite |
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| I biled |
| you biled |
| he/she/it biled |
| we biled |
| you biled |
| they biled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am biling |
| you are biling |
| he/she/it is biling |
| we are biling |
| you are biling |
| they are biling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have biled |
| you have biled |
| he/she/it has biled |
| we have biled |
| you have biled |
| they have biled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was biling |
| you were biling |
| he/she/it was biling |
| we were biling |
| you were biling |
| they were biling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had biled |
| you had biled |
| he/she/it had biled |
| we had biled |
| you had biled |
| they had biled |
| Future |
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| I will bile |
| you will bile |
| he/she/it will bile |
| we will bile |
| you will bile |
| they will bile |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have biled |
| you will have biled |
| he/she/it will have biled |
| we will have biled |
| you will have biled |
| they will have biled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be biling |
| you will be biling |
| he/she/it will be biling |
| we will be biling |
| you will be biling |
| they will be biling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been biling |
| you have been biling |
| he/she/it has been biling |
| we have been biling |
| you have been biling |
| they have been biling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been biling |
| you will have been biling |
| he/she/it will have been biling |
| we will have been biling |
| you will have been biling |
| they will have been biling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been biling |
| you had been biling |
| he/she/it had been biling |
| we had been biling |
| you had been biling |
| they had been biling |
| Conditional |
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| I would bile |
| you would bile |
| he/she/it would bile |
| we would bile |
| you would bile |
| they would bile |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have biled |
| you would have biled |
| he/she/it would have biled |
| we would have biled |
| you would have biled |
| they would have biled |
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bile
A greenish-yellow fluid that emulsifies fats. It is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.
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Noun 1. [画像:bile - a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder]bile - a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
digestive fluid, digestive juice - secretions that aid digestion
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bile
noun bitterness, anger, hostility, resentment, animosity, venom, irritability, spleen, acrimony, pique, nastiness, rancour, virulence, asperity, ill humour, irascibility, peevishness, churlishness He aims his bile at religion, drugs and politics.
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Translations
رداءَةُ طَبْع، شَكاسَهمرّه، مَرار، صَفْراء
hněvrozmrzelostžluč
galdeharmevrede
sapekkuussappi
epésség
gallólund, skapvonska
tulžiestulžingastulžingumastulžis
dusmasīgnumsžults
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bile
n
(Med) → Galle f
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bile
(bail) noun1. a yellowish thick bitter fluid in the liver. gal مرّه، مَرار، صَفْراء жлъчка bílis žluč die Galle galde χολή bilis, hiel sapp زرداب sappineste bile מִיץ מָרָה पित्त žuč epe air empedu gall bile 胆汁 담즙 tulžis žults hempedu gal galle żółć bílis bilă желчь žlč žolč žuč galla น้ําดี safra, öd 膽汁 жовч صفراء mật 胆汁
2. anger or irritability. knorrigheid رداءَةُ طَبْع، شَكاسَه злоба irritabilidade hněv, rozmrzelost die Reizbarkeit vrede; harme εριστικότητα, θυμός, κακία mal genio sapisus بد خلقی katkeruus mauvaise humeur מרירות चिड़चिड़ापन žučljivost epésség marah ólund, skapvonska collera 不きげん 기분이 언짢음 tulžingumas īgnums; dusmas kemarahan korzeligheid sinne; dårlig humør złość بده تریخی irritabilidade irascibilitate раздражительность rozhorčenosť razjarjenost gorčina ilska ความโกรธ öfke, huysuzluk, terslik 暴躁 роздратованість, жовчність بد مزاجی ، چڑچڑا پن tính cáu gắt 暴躁
bilious (ˈbiljəs) adjective of, or affected by, too much bile. a bilious attack. galagtige صفراوي، صَفْراوي، خاصٌّ بالصّفراء жлъчен bilioso žluč(ník)ový verstimmt galde- πικρόχολος, φαρμακερός bilioso; biliar sapine, sapi- صفراوی؛ وابسته به زرداب katkera bilieux מריר पित्तदोषग्रस्त žučni napadaj epe- penuh kemarahan önugur, ergilegur biliare 胆汁症の 담즙 이상에서 생기는 tulžies, tulžingas žultains; žults- penyakit hempedu gal- galle- zjadliwy bilioso biliar жёлчный; раздражительный žlčový žolčni žučni gallsjuk, gallsprängd, vresig ซึ่งโกรธ huysuz, ters, aksi 膽汁過多(導致)的 жовчний; злий صفراوی (thuộc) mật; dễ cáu 胆汁过多(致病)的
ˈbiliousness noun galagtigheid الصَّفْراء заядливост, злъчност irritabilidade potíže se žlučníkem; mrzoutství die schlechte Laune galdesyge; modbydelighed δηκτικότητα mal genio; trastornos biliares sapisus صفرا؛ تندخویی katkeruus état/tempérament bilieux מרירות चिड़चिड़ापन žučljivost ingerlékenység pemberang skapvonska temperamento bilioso 気むずかしさ 담즙 과다 tulžingumas žultainums penuh hempedu galachtigheid, korzeligheid gallesjukdom; motbydelighet zjadliwość بد خويى irritabilidade temperament coleric желчность; раздражительность žlčovitosť žolčnost žučnost gallsjukdom, argsinthet ความโกรธ huysuzluk, terslik 膽汁過多 жовчність صفراوی طور پر sự nhiều mật; tính hay gắt 胆汁过多
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bile
n. bilis, hiel, producto de la secreción del hígado;
___ acids and salts → ácidos y sales biliares;
___ ducts → conductos biliares;
___ pigments → pigmentos biliares.
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bile
n bilis fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.