Common bile duct Moderate

Common bile duct has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum

common bile duct bile duct

The bile duct downstream of the confluence of the common hepatic duct and the cystic duct. It discharges bile into the duodenum.

See Also

choledocholithiasis choledochoduodenal choledochoplasty ductus choledochus choledoch choledochogram choledochorrhaphy cystic duct

Related Terms

choledocholithiasis choledochoduodenal choledochoplasty ductus choledochus choledoch choledochogram choledochorrhaphy cystic duct choledochoscopy choledochotomy duodenum choledocho bile duct choledochocele common hepatic duct choledocholithotripsy pancreatic duct cholecystenterostomy choledochocholedochostomy bile

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

duct

Rhyming Words

duct educt eruct reluct deduct adduct obduct struct reduct induct abduct ecoduct viaduct conduct oviduct traduct product subduct extruct aquaduct

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