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“atrabiliary”
atrabiliary (adjective)
1. Pertaining to black bile, a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.
2. Melancholic or hypohondriac; from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which ancient medics thought caused hypochondria, melancholy, and mania.
2. Melancholic or hypohondriac; from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which ancient medics thought caused hypochondria, melancholy, and mania.
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bili-, bil- +
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