Overview. A biliary obstruction is a blockage of the bile ducts. The bile ducts carry bile from the liver and gallbladder through the pancreas to the small intestine (the duodenum). Bile is a dark-green or yellowish-brown fluid secreted by the liver to digest fats.
Definition of Hamartia. Hamartia is the fatal flaw in a protagonist or hero that leads to this characterâs downfall. Aristotle first used the term hamartia in his essay Poetics, the first known treatise on literary theory.
HELPS Word-studies. 1  266 hamartÃ­a (a feminine noun derived from 1 /A not and 3313 /mÃ©ros, a part, share of) â properly, no-share (no part of); loss (forfeiture) because not hitting the target; sin (missing the mark).