atrabiliary arteries

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

2.Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania. [1913 Webster]

Atrabiliary arteries, capsules, and veins (Anat.), those pertaining to the kidney; -- called also renal arteries, capsules, and veins. [1913 Webster]

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