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bileMain Entry: bile Pronunciation: \ˈbī(-ə)l\ Function: noun Etymology: Latin bilis; akin to Welsh bustl bile Date: 1547 1 a : either of two humors associated in old physiology with irascibility and melancholy b : a yellow or greenish viscid alkaline fluid secreted by the liver and passed into the duodenum where it aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats
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