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biliary

[ bil-ee-er-ee, bil-yuh-ree ]

adjective

  1. Physiology.
    1. of bile.
    2. conveying bile:

      a biliary duct.

  2. Archaic. bilious.


biliary

/ ˈɪɪəɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to bile, to the ducts that convey bile, or to the gall bladder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of biliary1

1725–35; perhaps < French biliaire; bile, -aire, -ary
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Tests showed she had primary biliary cholangitis, which can lead to liver failure without treatment.

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Notably, these include cancers that are linked to obesity including "colorectum, uterine corpus, gallbladder and other biliary, kidney and renal pelvis, and pancreas" cancers.

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With GBC rated as the first biliary tract cancer and the 17th most deadly cancer worldwide, pressing attention for proper management of disease must be addressed.

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Diagnosed with biliary atresia, a bile ducts blockage, at eight weeks old, she now has end-stage liver failure.

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According to the Mayo Clinic, biliary tract cancer often doesn’t cause any symptoms in the early stages.

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