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Noun: black bile  blak bI(-u)l
  1. A humour that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
    - melancholy [archaic]

Type of: bodily fluid, body fluid, humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], liquid body substance

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