biliary
pronunciation
How to pronounce biliary in British English:
UK [ˈbɪliəri]
How to pronounce biliary in American English:
US [ˈbɪlieri]
-
- Adjective:
- relating to or containing bile
- relating to the bile ducts or the gallbladder
Word Origin
- biliary (adj.)
- "pertaining to bile," 1731, from French biliaire, from bile (see bile). Meaning "bilious in mood or temperament" is recorded from 1837.
Example
- 1. Quality improvement guidelines for percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and biliary drainage .
- 2. Rethinking ultrasonic imaging of biliary duct ascariasis .
- 3. Primary biliary cirrhosis and osteoporosis : a case-control study .
- 4. Objective to explore the application of choledochoscopy and laparoscopy in the treatment of biliary obstructive acute severe pancreatitis .
- 5. Endoscopic diagnosis and management of biliary strictures .