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black bile

/blæk baɪl/

Tradução: Um dos quatro humores da medicina antiga e medieval, considerado um fluido corporal frio e seco, associado à melancolia, tristeza e temperamento letárgico. Esse conceito é atualmente considerado obsoleto na ciência médica moderna.

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/blæk baɪl/C1formalmedicalobsoleto
  • ptUm dos quatro humores da medicina antiga e medieval, considerado um fluido corporal frio e seco, associado à melancolia, tristeza e temperamento letárgico. Esse conceito é atualmente considerado obsoleto na ciência 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.

    ptBílis negra

    • 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.