bile duct

noun

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

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By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025 In 2023, he was diagnosed with cancer of the bile ducts that spread to other parts of his body. Lauren Sausser, NBC news, 12 June 2025 Biliary atresia is a disease in which a baby's bile ducts become obstructed, meaning bile can't get out of the liver and into the intestine. Charles Trepany, USA Today, 16 June 2025 Moss revealed that a cancer was discovered outside of his bile duct between his pancreas and liver. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024 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 5 Jul. 2025.

Medical Definition

bile duct

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

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