bile duct

American  

noun

Anatomy.

bile ducts plural

1. a large duct that transports bile from the liver to the duodenum, having in humans and many other vertebrates a side branch to a gallbladder for bile storage.

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bile duct Scientific  

1. Any of the passages that carry bile from the liver or gallbladder to the duodenum.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bile ducts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bile duct

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

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bile duct

Amgen said in its quarterly earnings release in late April that the drug “demonstrates effectiveness and a favorable benefit-risk profile,” and said that vanishing bile duct syndrome hadn’t affected patients in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

He had cholangiocarcinoma - a bile duct cancer - but it had reached Stage 4, meaning it was no longer curable, and the best he could hope for was treatment that would extend his life.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

CA19-9 levels can rise in non-cancerous conditions like pancreatitis or bile duct obstruction, and some people do not produce the marker at all due to genetic differences.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026

“While recovering from the transplant, he contracted a bile duct infection, which led to hemodialysis to filter out the toxins in his body.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025

In a lateral projection of this mass of mesoblast 13 lies a small, circular opening, the bile duct, bd.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.