biliar
biliary
adjective bee-LYAHR Rare
Origin: From Latin bilis (bile) + -arius.
Also means
bile-related
Usage Note
Biliar is a medical adjective relating to bile or the bile duct — cálculo biliar (gallstone), conducto biliar (bile duct), vesícula biliar (gallbladder). It is almost exclusively technical; everyday speakers say de la vesícula rather than using biliar alone.
Examples
"El médico detectó un cálculo biliar en la ecografía."
Natural Translation
The doctor detected a gallstone on the ultrasound.

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