biliary

American  

[bil-ee-er-ee, bil-yuh-ree] / ˈbɪl iˌɛr i, ˈbɪl yə ri /

adjective

1. Physiology.

   1. of bile.

   2. conveying bile.

      a biliary duct.

2. Archaic. bilious.

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biliary British  

/ ˈbɪlɪərɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to bile, to the ducts that convey bile, or to the gall bladder

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Etymology

Origin of biliary

1725–35; perhaps < French biliaire; bile, -aire, -ary

Example Sentences

When scientists studied women with such diseases, they often found fetal cells in the affected organs: the skin in scleroderma, the liver in biliary cirrhosis, the joints in rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Mrs K, a patient at Wrexham Maelor hospital, died on 31 January 2022 from biliary sepsis, a serious infection of the bile ducts.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024

Notably, these include cancers that are linked to obesity including "colorectum, uterine corpus, gallbladder and other biliary, kidney and renal pelvis, and pancreas" cancers.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2024

With GBC rated as the first biliary tract cancer and the 17th most deadly cancer worldwide, pressing attention for proper management of disease must be addressed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

There is no gall-bladder, and the biliary duct enters the duodenum about 6 in. from the pylorus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various