Atrabiliary
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌæt.ɹəˈbɪl.i.əɹ.i/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Atrabiliary is an adjective meaning (medicine, obsolete) Of or relating to black bile.
Meaning
(medicine, obsolete) Of or relating to black bile.
More Meanings
- Melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabilious.
Example Sentences
ATRABIL′IARY, ATRABIL′IOUS, a. Melancholic, or hypochondriacal; from the supposed preponderance of black bile. – atrabiliary capsules, the renal or supra-renal glands or capsules.
The cold meningitis is due either to the lymphatic or the atrabiliary humors. […] There are two kinds of hot meningitis: One, atrabiliary; the other, atrabiliary mixed with a blood component.
A Cancer again is known by its renitency of touch, if it be mild it carries a black or livid colour outwards, so made by the peccant humour or atrabiliary juice; there's no heat felt on the touch, but rather a coldness in the part; […]
[…] that chronic dissatisfaction at the imperfections of ordinary mortality and that yearning after the impossible incarnation of some superhuman ideal, which are characteristic of the typical "reformer," especially in his more atrabiliary moments.
Synonyms for atrabiliary
Depending on context, synonyms include sad, lamentable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include atrabilarious, melancholic, bilious, atramental, cholic, biliary.
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