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Webster 1913 Edition


Atrabiliary

Atˊra-bil′ia-ry

,
Adj.
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.