black bile
noun
: the one of the four humors (see humor entry 1 sense 2c) in ancient and medieval physiology that was believed to be cold and dry and to cause melancholy and cowardice
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Hippocrates was guided in his thinking by the theory of humoral medicine, which posited that there are four humors (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile), which must be balanced for good health.
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Nina Elkadi, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2024
Samantha barfs up some black bile, and Zoe’s sycophants eat her skin at a dinner party in a bit that briefly frames her as a Christ figure but doesn’t go anywhere.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
The theory contends that four fluids — blood, choler (yellow bile), phlegm and black bile — make up the body and must maintain balance for good health.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
After all, black bile, it was believed, caused not only sadness, but also lovesickness, irrational behavior, and uncontrolled physical impulses.
—Mina Seçkin, refinery29.com, 16 Nov. 2021
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Nina Elkadi, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2024
Samantha barfs up some black bile, and Zoe’s sycophants eat her skin at a dinner party in a bit that briefly frames her as a Christ figure but doesn’t go anywhere.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
The theory contends that four fluids — blood, choler (yellow bile), phlegm and black bile — make up the body and must maintain balance for good health.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
After all, black bile, it was believed, caused not only sadness, but also lovesickness, irrational behavior, and uncontrolled physical impulses.
—Mina Seçkin, refinery29.com, 16 Nov. 2021
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“Black bile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20bile. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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