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1. bile
   (Humans as organisms) a substance produced in the liver which emulsifies fats to prepare them for digestion
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2. bile
   [n] - a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder
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3. Bile
   A liquid produced in the liver that helps digest food, in particular fats.
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4. Bile
   Fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gall bladder. It helps the body to digest fat.
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5. Bile
   a yellow-green liquid produced in the liver whose function is to remove waste from the liver and break down fats as food is digested
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6. Bile
   Bile is the fluid produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder. It helps digest food.
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7. bile
   A fluid produced in the liver and passed into the gut via the bile ducts. Bile contains: Bile Salts - natural detergents which (a) help fat digestion, (b) make cholesterol soluble in bile. -Bilirubin - a waste pigment, excreted in bile which makes the stools brown.
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8. Bile
   An alkaline fluid which is secreted by the liver and stored in the gall bladder.
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9. Bile
   Bile: Bile is a yellow-green fluid that is made by the liver, stored in the gallbladder and passes through the common bile duct into the duodenum where it helps digest fat. The principal components of bile are cholesterol, bile salts, and the pigment bilirubin. An imbalance between these components ...
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10. bile
    fluid secreted by the liver Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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11. Bile
    Bile noun [ Latin bilis : confer French bile .] 1. (Physiol.) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive process. Its...
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12. Bile
    Bile noun [ Middle English byle , bule , bele , Anglo-Saxon b...le , b...l ; skin to Dutch buil , German beule , and Goth. ufbauljan to puff up. Confer Boil a tumor, Bulge .] A boil. [ Obsolete or Archaic]
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13. bile
    <gastroenterology> A greenish-yellow fluid secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. ... Bile plays an important role in the intestinal absorption of fats. Bile is secreted by the liver and contains cholesterol, bile salts and waste products such as bilirubin. Bile salts aid in the ...
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14. bile
    gall noun a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
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15. bile
    (bīl) a clear yellow or orange fluid produced by the liver; it is concentrated and stored in the gallbladder and is poured into the small intestine through the bile ducts when needed for digestion. Bile helps in alkalinizing the intestinal contents and plays a role in the emulsification, absorption, and digestion of fat;...
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16. Bile
    • (n.) A boil. • (n.) Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to stir one`s bile. • (n.) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive process. Its characteristic con...
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17. bile
    greenish yellow secretion that is produced in the liver and passed to the gallbladder for concentration, storage, or transport into the first region ... [7 related articles]
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18. bile
    Type: Term Pronunciation: bīl Definitions: 1. Yellowish-brown or green fluid secreted by the liver and discharged into the duodenum, where it aids in the emulsification of fats, increases peristalsis, and retards putrefaction; contains sodium glycocholate and sodium taurocholate, cholesterol, b...
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19. bile
    bile, bitter alkaline fluid of a yellow, brown, or green color, secreted, in man, by the liver. Bile, or gall, is composed of water, bile acids and their salts, bile pigments, cholesterol, fatty acids, and inorganic salts. In man it is stored in the gall bladder and, in response to the action of the...
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20. Bile
    Bile is a yellow, bitter, liquor, secreted from the liver stored in the gall bladder. After secretion, bile is collected by the biliary ducts, which unite to form the hepatic duct, whence it passes into the duodenum, or by the cystic duct into the gall-bladder to be retained there until required for use.
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21. bile
    Brownish alkaline fluid produced by the liver. Bile is stored in the gall bladder and is intermittently released into the small intestine (the duodenum), which is part of the gut, in order to help digestion. Bile contains chemicals that emulsify fats. In other words it acts to disperse fat globules ...
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22. BILE
    Fluid produced by the liver and deposited in the small intestine through the bile ducts, for the purpose of aiding the digestion of nutrients.
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23. bile
    A liver secretion that is stored and concentrated in the gallbladder and released through the common bile duct into the duodenum. It is essential for the absorption of fats.
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24. bile
    A liver secretion that is stored and concentrated in the gallbladder and released through the common bile duct into the duodenum. It is essential for the absorption of fats.
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25. bile
    A fluid made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile is excreted into the small intestine, where it helps digest fat.
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