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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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	Atrabiliary \At`ra*bil"ia*ry\, a.
   1. Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid
      formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the
      supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of
      which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy,
      and mania.
      [1913 Webster]

   Atrabiliary arteries, capsules, and veins (Anat.),
      those pertaining to the kidney; -- called also renal
      arteries, capsules, and veins.
      [1913 Webster]

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