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Definition of biliary adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

biliary

adjective
 
/ˈbɪliəri/
 
/ˈbɪlieri/
(medical)
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  1. relating to bile or to the bile duct
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBiliary is used with these nouns:
    • colic
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    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French biliaire, from bile ‘bile’.
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