yellow bile

English

Noun

yellow bile (uncountable)

1. One of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology, that was believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irascibility, anger, and bad temper when present in excess.

   Synonym: choler

   Coordinate terms: black bile, phlegm, blood

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: صَفْرَاء f (ṣafrāʔ)
• Dutch: gele gal f
• Esperanto: galo (eo)
• Finnish: koleerisuus
• French: bile jaune f
• German: gelbe Galle f
• Irish: lionn rua m
• Latin: cholera f
• Persian: صفرا (fa), گش زرد (goš-e zard)
• Polish: żółta żółć f
• Portuguese: bílis amarela f, bile amarela f
• Welsh: coler (cy) m