bile ducts

Cultural  

1. The passages in the liver and gallbladder that move bile into the duodenum.

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Example Sentences

Bile duct cancer affects the bile ducts, which are small tubes within the digestive system which connect organs including the liver and gall bladder.

From BBC

“His cancer was just continuing to grow, and his bile ducts were getting compromised because the cancer was pushing on them even more. He was really getting so very sick. It was horrible.”

From Salon

Diagnosed with biliary atresia, a bile ducts blockage, at eight weeks old, she now has end-stage liver failure.

From BBC

Animals infected with many liver flukes can suffer liver damage as the parasite moves around the host's liver and bile ducts.

From Science Daily

She also revealed that the the dog has chronic lymphoma leukaemia, a type of cancer, and acute cholangiohepatitis, an inflammatory condition of the liver and bile ducts.

From BBC