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black bile

/blæk baɪl/

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/blæk baɪl/C1formalmedicalobsolete
  • ruОдин из четырёх гуморов в древней и средневековой медицине, считавшийся холодной, сухой телесной жидкостью, связанной с меланхолией, печалью и вялым темпераментом. Эта концепция в настоящее время считается устаревшей в современной медицинской науке.

One of the four humors in ancient and medieval medicine, believed to be a cold, dry bodily fluid associated with melancholy, sadness, and a sluggish temperament. The concept is now considered obsolete in modern medical science.

  1. Historical bodily humorC2formal

    In ancient and medieval medicine, one of the four humors believed to be produced by the spleen and associated with melancholy, coldness, and dryness.

    ruЧёрная желчь

    • According to Hippocrates, an excess of black bile caused depression.
    • Medieval doctors believed black bile was responsible for a melancholic temperament.
    • The theory of the four humors included blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile.