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ATRABILE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- atrabiliary
1, record 1, English, atrabiliary
correct, see observation, adjective, archaic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to black bile, one of the four humors, according to the humoral theory. 1, record 1, English, - atrabiliary
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This concept has been abandoned. Now, by extension, the term "atrabiliary" means "characterized by melancholy or gloom". 2, record 1, English, - atrabiliary
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- atrabilaire
1, record 1, French, atrabilaire
correct, adjective, archaic
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui a rapport à l'atrabile, ou humeur noire. 1, record 1, French, - atrabilaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-10-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Hormones
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- black bile
1, record 2, English, black%20bile
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One of the four humors, according to the humoral theory. 1, record 2, English, - black%20bile
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Hormones
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bile noire
1, record 2, French, bile%20noire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- atrabile 1, record 2, French, atrabile
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sans existence réelle, mais admise par Galien parmi ses quatre humeurs, l'atrabile, ou «bile noire», supposée être une humeur épaisse et âcre sécrétée par les capsules surrénales, a été citée jusqu'à la fin du XVIIIe s. 1, record 2, French, - bile%20noire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-06-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- atrabilious
1, record 3, English, atrabilious
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- atrabiliar 1, record 3, English, atrabiliar
correct
- atrabilarious 2, record 3, English, atrabilarious
avoid, obsolete
- atrabiliary 3, record 3, English, atrabiliary
see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[adjective:] given to or marked by melancholy: Gloomy. 2, record 3, English, - atrabilious
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
an atrabilious outlook on life. 2, record 3, English, - atrabilious
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Noun: atrabiliousness. 4, record 3, English, - atrabilious
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
According to source DOMED, 1981, p. 135, "atrabiliary" means "pertaining to black bile", and, by extension, "characterized by melancholy or gloom". However, this last meaning of "atrabiliary" could not be found in any general dictionary. 5, record 3, English, - atrabilious
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- atrabiliaire
1, record 3, French, atrabiliaire
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[adj. et n. :] Se dit de qqn qui a un caractère désagréable, aigre, irritable. 1, record 3, French, - atrabiliaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
De «atrabile», du latin «atra bilis», bile noire, défini comme suit : Substance hypothétique qui passait pour causer la mélancolie et l'hypochondrie.(Sans existence réelle, mais admise par Galien parmi ses quatre humeurs, l'atrabile, ou «bile noire», supposée être une humeur épaisse et âcre sécrétée par les capsules surrénales, a été citée jusqu'à la fin du XVIIe s.) 1, record 3, French, - atrabiliaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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