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BLACK BILE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
Synonyms:
black bile; melancholy
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("black bile" is a kind of...):
bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)