bile duct

noun

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

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Diagnosed with biliary atresia, a rare disease of the liver and bile ducts that affects infants, Mattie needed a lifesaving liver transplant. Erin Clack, People.com, 10 May 2025 New cases remained stable for the following cancer types: stomach, melanoma of the skin, esophagus, leukemia, and liver and intrahepatic bile duct. Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Orange could be due to certain medications, or an issue with the liver or bile duct. Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025 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 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 19 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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