biliary
(adjective) relating to the bile ducts or the gallbladder
bilious, biliary
(adjective) relating to or containing bile
Source: WordNet® 3.1
biliary (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to bile or the bile duct
Source: Wiktionary
Bil"ia*ry, a. Etym: [L. bilis bile: cf. F. biliaire.] (Physiol.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
