A yellow-green fluid that is made in the liver, stored in the gallbladder and released into the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine), where it helps digest fat.
Bile is made up of cholesterol, bile salts and bilirubin (a yellow-red substance formed from
Also called gall.
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