- bile
- A fluid made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile is excreted into the small intestine, where it helps digest fat.
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bile — bile … Dictionnaire des rimes
bile — [ bil ] n. f. • 1539; lat. bilis 1 ♦ Liquide visqueux et amer sécrété par le foie, qui s accumule dans la vésicule biliaire d où il est déversé dans le duodénum au moment de la digestion. ⇒ chol(é) . Composants de la bile. ⇒ bilirubine, sel (sels … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bile — or gall is a bitter yellow or green alkaline fluid secreted by hepatocytes from the liver of most vertebrates. In many species, bile is stored in the gallbladder between meals and upon eating is discharged into the duodenum where the bile aids… … Wikipedia
Bile — is a yellow green fluid that is made by the liver, stored in the gallbladder and passes through the common bile duct into the duodenum where it helps digest fat. The principal components of bile are cholesterol, bile salts, and the pigment… … Medical dictionary
bile — bile; blood·mo·bile; blow·mo·bile; book·mo·bile; cin·e·mo·bile; club·mo·bile; hip·po·mo·bile; la·bile; mo·bile; nu·bile; push·mo·bile; sea·mo·bile; skate·mo·bile; ver·bile; art·mo·bile; lo·co·mo·bile; snow·mo·bile; sta·bile; … English syllables
bile — BILE. s. f. L une des humeurs du corps animal, dont la sécrétion se fait dans le foie. Bile jaune. Bile noire. Avoir la bile échauffée. Il a la bile recuite. Émouvoir la bile. Exciter la bile. Purger la bile. Être plein de bile. Il regorge de… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
bile — BILE. s. f. L une des quatre humeurs du corps humain. Bile jaune. bile noire. avoir la bile eschauffée. esmouvoir la bile. exciter la bile. purger la bile. plein de bile. la bile qui regorge. vapeurs de bile. degorgement de bile. Il signifie… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Bile — heißen die Orte in Ukraine Bile (Lutuhyne), Siedlung städtischen Typs in der Oblast Luhansk, Rajon Lutuhyne Bile (Kupjansk), Dorf in der Oblast Charkiw, Rajon Kupjansk Bile (Peremyschljany), Dorf in der Oblast Lwiw, Rajon Peremyschljany Bile… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bile — Bile, n. [L. bilis: cf. F. bile.] 1. (Physiol.) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive process. Its characteristic constituents are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bile — (n.) 1660s, from Fr. bile (17c.) bile, also, informally, anger, from L. bilis fluid secreted by the liver, also one of the four humors (also known as choler), thus anger, peevishness (especially as black bile, 1797) … Etymology dictionary
bile — [bīl] n. [Fr < L bilis] 1. the bitter, alkaline, yellow brown or greenish fluid secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder: it is discharged into the duodenum and helps in digestion, esp. of fats 2. a) either of two bodily humors… … English World dictionary
