Veins

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Atrabiliary \At`ra*bil"ia*ry\, a.
     1. Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid
        formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.
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     2. Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the


        supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of
        which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy,
        and mania.
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     {Atrabiliary arteries}, {capsules}, and {veins} (Anat.),
        those pertaining to the kidney; -- called also renal
        arteries, capsules, and veins.
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