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A fluid secreted by the liver and passed to the small intestine where it aids in the emulsification and absorption of fats.
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| bile |
A yellow-green fluid made by the liver. Bile is stored in the gallbladder. It passes through the common bile duct into the duodenum, where it helps digest fat.
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| bile |
A yellow or greenish viscid alkaline digestive fluid secreted by the liver. Humans used to use the bile of black bears as an aphrodisiac.
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| bile |
The fluid produced by the liver and temporarily stored in the gallbladder before its discharge into the small intestine. Bile helps the body absorb dietary fat.
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| bile acids |
components of bile, formed by the metabolism of cholesterol. Bile acid deficiency may lead to the formation of cholesterol gallstones, because bile salts (formed from bile acids) are required to dissolve cholesterol in bile so that it may be eliminated via the intestines.
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