yellow bile

• Einer der vier Körpersäfte der antiken und mittelalterlichen Medizin, der mit Zorn und dem cholerischen Temperament in Verbindung gebracht wurde. In der modernen Medizin ist dieser Begriff überholt.

One of the four humors in ancient and medieval medicine, believed to be a bodily fluid associated with anger and choleric temperament. The concept is now obsolete in modern medical science.

1. Historical bodily humorC2formal

   One of the four humors in ancient and medieval medicine, believed to be a yellow or greenish fluid produced by the liver, associated with a choleric temperament.

   Gelbe Galle

   • According to Hippocrates, an excess of yellow bile caused a person to be irritable and angry.
   • Medieval doctors believed that yellow bile was responsible for fevers and digestive issues.
   • The theory of the four humors included blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile.