"black bile" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque of Latin ātra bīlis, itself a calque of Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía). Etymology templates: {{cal|en|la|atra bilis|ātra bīlis}} Calque of Latin ātra bīlis, {{der|en|grc|μελαγχολία}} Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} black bile (uncountable)
  1. (historical) One of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology, that was believed to be secreted by the kidneys and spleen and to cause melancholy and sadness when present in excess. Tags: historical, uncountable Synonyms: melancholy Translations (Translations): سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ) [feminine] (Arabic), zwarte gal [feminine] (Dutch), musta sappi (Finnish), atrabile [feminine] (French), bile noire [feminine] (French), mélancolie [feminine] (French), schwarze Galle [feminine] (German), lionn dubh [masculine] (Irish), bile nera [feminine] (Italian), atrabile [feminine] (Italian), collera [feminine] (Italian), umor nero [masculine] (Italian), سودا (sevda) (Ottoman Turkish), سودا (sowdâ) (Persian), گش سیاه (goš-e siyâh) (Persian), czarna żółć [feminine] (Polish), bílis negra [feminine] (Portuguese), bile negra [feminine] (Portuguese), чёрная желчь (čórnaja želčʹ) [feminine] (Russian), bilis negra [feminine] (Spanish), atrabilis [feminine] (Spanish), svart galla [common-gender] (Swedish), sevda (Turkish)
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