bile duct

noun

: a duct by which bile passes from the liver or gallbladder to the duodenum

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And then in 2013, Miner wrote about having had primary sclerosing cholangitis, an inflammation of the bile ducts since 2001, which necessitated a successful liver transplant. Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025 After further evaluation, she was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, or bile duct cancer, a rare and aggressive cancer that typically affects adults over the age of 50. Jordan Greene, People.com, 2 May 2025 Other causes for a liver transplant include diseases that affect bile ducts that carry bile from the liver, such as biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis and biliary atresia. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 Feb. 2025 An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure combines endoscopy and X-ray imaging to visualize the bile ducts, gallbladder, and pancreas. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bile duct

Word History

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bile duct was in 1774

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“Bile duct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bile%20duct. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

Medical Definition

bile duct

noun
: a duct by which bile passes from the liver or gallbladder to the duodenum

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