See Also: biliary colic(medicine)
biliary(dictionary)
Biliary(medicine)
Biliary(health)
biliary xanthomatosis(medicine)
biliary scan(medicine)
biliary steatorrhoea(medicine)
biliary stricture(medicine)
Biliary tract(health)
Biliary system(health)

latitude (oh) and biliary colic (medicine)


latitude (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: latitudo, from latus 'wide']
[U and C] the distance north or south of the equator (=the imaginary line around the middle of the world) , measured in degrees
-see also longitude longitude
latitudes [plural] an area at a particular latitude
::The birds breed in northern latitudes.
::the oceans of the lower latitude
[U] formal freedom to choose what you do or say
considerable/greater latitude
(=a lot of freedom to choose)
::Pupils enjoy considerable latitude in deciding what they want to study.
latitude in/for
::Employees should have some latitude in organizing their work.
-- latitudinal /7lAtZ5tju:dZnEl ?@ -5tu:dn-El/ adj

biliary colic (medicine)


biliary colic


Intense spasmodic pain felt in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen from impaction of a gallstone in the cystic duct.

Synonym: gallstone colic, hepatic colic.