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black bile
black bilen. One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, supposed to cause melancholy when present in excess.black bile n (Physiology) archaic one of the four bodily humours; melancholy. See humour8 black′ bile′
n. one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing gloominess. [1790–1800] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | black bile - a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholymelancholybodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body |
black bile
black bilehumor effecting temperament of gloominess. [Medieval Physiology: Hall, 130]See: Melancholyblack bile
black bilen. One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, supposed to cause melancholy when present in excess.LegalSeeMelancholiablack bile
Related to black bile: yellow bileSynonyms for black bilenoun a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholySynonymsRelated Words- bodily fluid
- body fluid
- liquid body substance
- humour
- humor
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