bile duct
bile duct
bile′ duct`
n.
| Noun | 1. | bile duct - a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum |
n.
bile duct
bile duct
[′bīl ‚dəkt]bile duct
bile duct
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bile duct
A generic term for any of the ducts which begin with the bile canaliculi in the liver, converging in turn with the canals of Hering, the interlobular bile ducts, intrahepatic bile ducts, and the left and right hepatic ducts to become the common hepatic duct, which exits the liver and joins the cystic duct forming the common bile duct. The common hepatic duct and the cystic duct are regarded as the “bile ducts”, which then enter the pancreas, merge with pancreatic duct, dilate to form the ampulla of Vater, pass through the sphincter of Oddi and enter the duodenum.bile duct
(bīl dŭkt)Synonym(s): biliary duct.
bile duct
bile duct
The narrow tube which carries BILE from the liver to the bowel. The bile collecting tubules in the liver join up to form a main tube called the hepatic duct. Just under the liver, this gives off a branch, the cystic duct, to the gall bladder. The duct continues down, as the ‘common bile duct’ to run into the DUODENUM.bile duct
the duct through which bile passes from the liver or gall bladder to the duodenum.bile duct
- noun
Synonyms for bile duct
noun a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts
Synonyms
- common bile duct
Related Words
- duct
- epithelial duct
- canal
- channel
- liver
- musculus sphincter ductus choledochi
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