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Atrabiliary

Atrabiliary \At`ra*bil"ia*ry\, a.

  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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
atrabiliary

1725, from Medieval Latin atrabilarius; see atrabilious.

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atrabiliary

a. 1 Of or relating to black bile. 2 melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabilious