Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to bile, the bile ducts, or the gallbladder.
- adjective Transporting bile.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to the bile; conveying the bile: as, a biliary duct.
- Bilious.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Physiol.) Relating or belonging to bile; conveying bile.
- adjective (Med.) a gallstone, or a concretion formed in the gall bladder or its duct.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
bile
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to the bile ducts or the gallbladder
- adjective relating to or containing bile
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Examples
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Since the 1980s, efforts in biliary atresia were also supported by Dr. Camillus Witzleben, Chairman of Pathology, and Dr. John B. Watkins, Chief of Gastroenterology, who each had a specific interest in biliary atresia and biliary tract diseases.
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We hope that, by understanding the process of fibrogenesis in biliary atresia, we will be able to develop rational therapies.
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Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, characterized by the excessive production and decreased degradation of abnormal extracellular matrix, are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in biliary atresia.
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Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, characterized by the excessive production and decreased degradation of abnormal extracellular matrix, are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in biliary atresia.
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The purpose of the event is to update families and providers about developments in biliary atresia (BA) research and clinical care.
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Here is an overview of the ongoing basic (laboratory) and clinical research in biliary atresia at Children's Hospital.
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We hope that, by understanding the process of fibrogenesis in biliary atresia, we will be able to develop rational therapies.
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The purpose of the event is to update families and providers about developments in biliary atresia (BA) research and clinical care.
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The liver's bile-carrying structures, which are the gallbladder and the bile ducts; also called the biliary system or the biliary tree.
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The liver's bile-carrying structures, which are the gallbladder and the bile ducts; also called the biliary system or the biliary tree.
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