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Bile Common

Bile has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

"The doctor explained that after his cholecystectomy, he struggled to digest fatty meals because his body no longer produced enough bile."

2

A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.

"After cutting his finger, a painful bile formed on the skin and required immediate attention from a doctor."

3

A boil (kind of swelling).