black bile

Noun

Meaning

a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

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A dark clot forms at the bottom (the "black bile"). Source: Internet

Each substance is known for having a corresponding humour: black bile, phlegm, blood and yellow bile, respectively. Source: Internet

In this theory, stuttering was attributed to imbalances of the four bodily humors —yellow bile, blood, black bile, and phlegm. Source: Internet

The theory stated that within every individual there were four humours, or principal fluids - black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood, these were produced by various organs in the body, and they had to be in balance for a person to remain healthy. Source: Internet

Under Hippocrates’ bodily humors theory, differences in human moods come as a consequence of imbalances in one of the four bodily fluids: blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm. Source: Internet

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