common bile duct

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Noun

common bile duct (plural common bile ducts)

  1. (anatomy) The bile duct downstream of the confluence of the common hepatic duct and the cystic duct, which discharges bile into the duodenum.
    Synonyms: choledocho- (prefix), ductus choledochus
    Hypernyms: bile duct, cholangio-

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