bile

Gall; the secretion of the liver; a liquid varying from dark yellowish-green to reddish brown in color; semitransparent except when very dark; somewhat viscid as it comes directly from the liver, still more viscid after pa ing into the gallbladder; of a disagreeable, bitter taste; almost inodorous when perfectly fresh; of a sp. gr. ranging from 1.01-1.04; usually alkaline in reaction. Its specific constituents are: bile salts, bile pigments, and small quantities of lecithin phosphited, cholesterin, soaps, and inorganic salts, b. acids. Taurocholic acid and glycocholic acid. b. concrements. Syn.: gall-stones. Solid ma es of various sizes, found in the gall-bladder or the bile duct and made up of the solid constituents of the bile. b. ducts. See under duct. b. in examination of stomach contents, see in appendix, page 904. b. in urine, test for, see in appendix, page 894. b. pigments. Bilirubin, biliverdin, urobilin and other bodies, b. salts. Syn.: Planner's salts. The alkali salts of the bile acids, cystic b. Bile which has been stored for some time in the gall-bladder.