fel

fel — noun

1. a bitter, yellow-green liquid made in the liver and held in the gallbladder, whi

1.名詞
釋義

a bitter, yellow-green liquid made in the liver and held in the gallbladder, which the small intestine uses to break down fatty food into smaller parts that the body can take in

例句

The biology teacher showed a diagram of fel flowing from the liver into the gallbladder.

Dr. Noa Kwan explained that fel helps break down the fats in our daily meals.

medical context: essential for breaking down fats

同義詞
  • bile

    the modern, everyday term for this fluid; far more common than fel

  • gall

    an older synonym, now mainly used in historical texts or set phrases