biliary

ˈbɪliəri

Definition

Definition of biliary - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

medical

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relating to bile or the bile duct

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The patient was diagnosed with biliary obstruction..
She had a biliary colic attack.
Biliary diseases can be quite painful.

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Expressions with biliary

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biliary atresia

disease blocking bile ducts in infants

The infant was diagnosed with biliary atresia.

biliary cirrhosis

chronic liver scarring caused by long-term disease or blockage of bile ducts

The specialist confirmed biliary cirrhosis related to long-standing bile duct inflammation.

biliary tract

network carrying bile from liver and gallbladder into small intestine

A blockage in the biliary tract can cause jaundice.

primary biliary cirrhosis

chronic autoimmune liver disease damaging small bile ducts and causing scarring

The specialist confirmed a diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis after several tests.

Origin of biliary

Latin, bilis (bile)

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hemobilia

medical

bleeding into the biliary tract

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French:biliaire, ...
German:gallig, ...
Italian:biliare, ...
Spanish:biliar, ...
Portuguese:biliar, ...
Chinese:胆汁的, ...
Japanese:胆汁の, ...
Arabic:صَفْراوِيّ, ...
Hebrew:בִּילִיאַרִי, ...
Russian:желчный, ...
Ukrainian:біліарний, ...
Hindi:पित्त संबंधी, ...
Bengali:পিত্তসংক্রান্ত, ...
Catalan:biliar, ...
Czech:žlučový, ...
Danish:galdeveje, ...
Dutch:gal-, ...
Greek:χοληφόρος, ...
Hungarian:epeúti, ...
Khmer:ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងទឹកប្រមាត់, ...
Korean:담즙의, ...
Persian:صفراوی, ...
Polish:żółciowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):biliar, ...
Romanian:biliar, ...
Swedish:gall-, ...
Thai:เกี่ยวกับน้ำดี, ...
Turkish:safra ile ilgili, ...
Vietnamese:liên quan đến mật, ...

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