biliary

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɪlɪərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bil′ē er′ē bil′yə rē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bil•i•ar•y  (bil′ē er′ē bil′yə rē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Physiology
    • of bile.
    • conveying bile:a biliary duct.
  2. [Archaic.]bilious.
  • French biliaire; see bile, -aire, -ary
  • perh. 1725–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
biliary /ˈbɪlɪərɪ/ adj
  1. of or relating to bile, to the ducts that convey bile, or to the gall bladder
'biliary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
biliary calculus - cramp - gallstone

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