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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. |