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===Black bile===
Black bile was associated with a [[Four temperaments#Four fundamental personality types|melancholy]] nature, the word ''melancholy'' itself deriving from the Greek for 'black bile', {{Lang|grc|μέλαινα χολή}} ({{Lang|grc-latn|melaina kholé}}). Depression was attributed to excess or unnatural black bile secreted by the [[spleen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/melancholy|title=melancholy {{!}} Origin and meaning of melancholy by Online Etymology Dictionary|website=www.etymonline.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref>
Cancer was also attributed to an excess of black bile concentrated in a specific area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-basics/history-of-cancer/cancer-causes-theories-throughout-history.html |title=Early Theories about Cancer Causes |publisher=The American Cancer Society |website=www.cancer.org|language=en|access-date=2020-10-08}}</ref> The seasonal association of black bile was to autumn as the cold and dry characteristics of the season reflect the nature of man.<ref name="Brill"/>