Bile: Avoid the jargonistic substitution of this word for bile pigment(s) in expressions such as bile in the urine and bile staining of tissues. 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, biliverdin, bilirubin, mucus, fat, lecithin, and cells and cellular debris. SYN: gall (1). [L. bilis]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Bile: A fluid made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile is excreted into the small intestine, where it helps digest fat.
Source: National Institute of Health
Bile: bitter, alkaline, brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow fluid that is secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and discharged into the duodenum and aids in the emulsification, digestion, and absorption of fats.
Source: CRISP
Bile: An emulsifying agent produced in the LIVER and secreted into the DUODENUM. Its composition includes BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; and ELECTROLYTES. It aids DIGESTION of fats in the duodenum.
Source: MeSH 2007
Bile (organ): Bile is a yellow fluid produced by the liver and has a variety of components and functions. Bile consists of bile salts and a yellow pigment called bilirubin. Bile flows from the liver to the gallbladder, where it is stored and concentrated. It is then released into the small intestine during digestion, where bile salts help to digest and breakdown fats (lipids). Bile also contains the waste products of the breakdown of old red blood cells in the form of bilirubin. Bilirubin is carried into the digestive system in bile and is mixed with feces and excreted.
Conditions related to bile production and storage include jaundice, gallstones, cholangitis, cholecystitis, biliary cirrhosis and biliary duct cancer.
Bile (organ): See Bile (organ information).
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