atrabiliary arteries

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atrabiliary arteries - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Atrabiliary \At`ra*bil"ia*ry\, a.
     1. Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid
        formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.
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     2. Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the
        supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of
        which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy,
        and mania.
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     Atrabiliary arteries, capsules, and veins (Anat.),
        those pertaining to the kidney; -- called also renal
        arteries, capsules, and veins.
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