bile duct

noun

, Anatomy.

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.

bile duct

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bile duct¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

In 2018, Jane died after a 15-month battle with bile duct cancer.

From Washington Post

Earlier that week, Brack had been diagnosed with late-stage cancer in his bile duct, a tube that connects the liver to the small intestine.

From ProPublica

The surgery removes the right side of the pancreas, the gallbladder, and parts of the stomach, bile duct, and small intestine.

From The Daily Beast

Extending along the ventral border of the liver is a long narrow duct, apparently the bile duct, bd.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

In more anterior sections the bile duct is larger in cross section, being about one-half the diameter of the oesophagus.

From Project Gutenberg

The principal duct enters the duedenum with the bile-duct, and there is often a second small duct opening separately.

From Project Gutenberg

A paralysis of the bile duct produces a similar jaundice, but without pain.

From Project Gutenberg