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–noun
one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing gloominess.
Origin:
1790–1800
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n.  One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, supposed to cause melancholy when present in excess.
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Main Entry: black bile
Function: noun
: the one of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology that was believed to be secreted by the kidneys and spleen and tocause melancholy
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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black bile n.
One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, supposed to cause melancholy when present in excess.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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