biliary Definition
bili·ary (bil′ē er′ē, -ər ē; bil′yər ē)
adjective
- of or involving the bile
- bile-carrying
- bilious
Etymology: Fr biliaire
biliary Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- atresia: In biliary atresia, the bile ducts are actually absent, also causing jaundice.
- cirrhosis: For some reason the body mounts an attack on the liver in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.
- colic: Perhaps the use of ' sulphuric ether ' for renal or biliary colic was recognized earlier than 1842.
- excretion: A variable quantity is involved in biliary excretion in unknown forms.
- obstruction: It is also said to be useful for removing biliary obstructions of the liver.
- tract: The pathogens involved in the biliary tract may vary with the risk activity involved in the acquisition of HIV.
Browse dictionary entries near biliary
- ‹ bilharziasis
- ‹ bilharzia
- ‹ bilgy
- ‹ bilge keel
- ‹ bilge
- ‹ bilection
- ‹ bile
- ‹ bildungsroman
- ‹ bilbo
- ‹ bilberry
- bilinear ›
- bilingual ›
- bilious ›
- bilirubin ›
- biliverdin ›
- bilk ›
- bill ›
- bill of attainder ›
- bill of certiorari ›
- bill of costs ›

