How to Use biliary in a Sentence

biliary

adjective
  • There Haines learned of Nolan’s condition and that most biliary atresia patients ultimately need a transplant.
    Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Doctors diagnosed Luna with end-of-life liver failure and biliary atresia, a liver condition where bile ducts are absent or blocked.
    Dawn White, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Nolan suffered from biliary atresia, a condition where bile ducts –– which carry the bile the liver makes into the intestines –– don’t develop properly.
    Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Upon his arrival, Psalm was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a rare condition that affects an infant’s liver, and required a liver transplant.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • That includes colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer and biliary tract cancer.
    Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025

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