HyperDic: black_bile

English > 1 sense of the expression black bile:
NOUNbodyblack bile, melancholya humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
English > black bile: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy.
Synonymmelancholy
Broaderliquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humourThe liquid parts of the body

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