biliousness
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bil·ious
(bĭl′yəs)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or containing bile; biliary.
2.
a. Characterized by an excess secretion of bile.
b. Relating to, characterized by, or experiencing gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gallbladder.
c. Appearing as if affected by such a disorder; sickly.
3. Resembling bile, especially in color: a bilious green.
4. Having a peevish disposition; ill-humored.
bil′ious·ly adv.
bil′ious·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() health problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain |
2. | ![]() ill nature - a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition querulousness - the quality of being given to complaining |
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Translations
الصَّفْراء
mrzoutstvípotíže se žlučníkem
galdesygemodbydelighed
skapvonska
žlčovitosť
huysuzlukterslik
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biliousness
n (Med) → Gallenkrankheit f, → Gallenleiden nt; (= irritability) → Reizbarkeit f; (= sickliness: of colour) → Widerlichkeit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bile
(bail) noun1. a yellowish thick bitter fluid in the liver.
2. anger or irritability.
bilious (ˈbiljəs) adjective of, or affected by, too much bile. a bilious attack.
ˈbiliousness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
bil·ious·ness
n. biliosidad, trastorno con síntomas de estreñimiento, dolor de cabeza e indigestión atribuídos a un exceso de secreción biliar.
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