Medical term:
bilious
bil·ious
(bil'yŭs),1. Synonym(s): biliary
2. Relating to or characteristic of biliousness.
3. Formerly, denoting a temperament characterized by a quick, irritable temper. Synonym(s): choleric
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bilious
(bĭl′yəs)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or containing bile; biliary.
2.
a. Characterized by an excess secretion of bile.
b. Relating to, characterized by, or experiencing gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gallbladder.
c. Appearing as if affected by such a disorder; sickly.
bil′ious·ly adv.
bil′ious·ness n.
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biliary
Referring to bile, bile ducts or the gallbladder.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
bil·ious
(bil'yŭs)1. Relating to or characteristic of biliousness.
2. Formerly, denoting a temperament characterized by a quick, irritable temper.
Synonym(s): choleric.
Synonym(s): choleric.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
biliousness
[bil´yus-nes]a symptom complex comprising nausea, abdominal discomfort, headache, and constipation, formerly attributed to excessive bile secretion.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
bil·ious·ness
(bil'yŭs-nes),An imprecisely delineated congestive disturbance with anorexia, coated tongue, constipation, headache, dizziness, pasty complexion, and, rarely, slight jaundice; assumed to result from hepatic dysfunction.
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biliousness
An antiquated 18th- and 19th century term meaning either:(1) Hyperbilirubinemia.
(2) An ill-defined cluster of symptoms complex consisting of abdominal malaise, headaches, nausea and vomiting, which is attributed to hepatic dysfunction.
It is unused in the working medical parlance.
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biliousness
An inaccurate term for the feeling of nausea and flatulence associated with minor dyspepsia or any other mild stomach upset.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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