Bile Duct Definition

noun
Any of the ducts that convey bile; esp., the duct conveying bile from the liver or gallbladder to the duodenum.
Webster's New World
Any of the excretory passages in the liver that carry bile to the hepatic duct, which joins with the cystic duct to form the common bile duct opening into the duodenum.
American Heritage Medicine

(anatomy) Any of a number of long tube-like structures that carry bile.

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Bile Duct Sentence Examples

  • The stent clears a passage through the bile duct to allow the bile duct to allow the bile to drain away.

  • This is joined by the cystic duct from the gall bladder, which then forms the common bile duct.

  • The stent clears a passage through the bile duct to allow the bile to drain away.

  • The examination may be used to locate, and in some cases remove, gallstones stuck in the bile duct.

  • The common bile duct then empties into a part of the small intestine called the duodenum.

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