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black bile

/blæk baɪl/

Traducción: Una de los cuatro humores en la medicina antigua y medieval, considerada un fluido corporal frío y seco, asociado con la melancolía, la tristeza y un temperamento perezoso. Este concepto se considera actualmente obsoleto en la ciencia médica moderna.

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/blæk baɪl/C1formalmedicalobsoleto
  • esUna de los cuatro humores en la medicina antigua y medieval, considerada un fluido corporal frío y seco, asociado con la melancolía, la tristeza y un temperamento perezoso. Este concepto se considera actualmente obsoleto en la ciencia médica moderna.

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.

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    • 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.