bile duct

noun

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

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However, 5-10% of people develop complications from the procedure, such as infection of the gallbladder or bile ducts, excessive bleeding, perforation (injury) to the bile ducts, pancreas, duodenum, and pancreatitis. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Nov. 2024 Wife Lois Evans passed away from biliary cancer Tony Evans' first wife, Lois Evans, died on Dec. 30, 2019, at the age of 70 after battling bile duct cancer, according to the Baptist Press. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 13 June 2024 Daniels said Gelder died on Monday after being diagnosed with bile duct cancer in December. Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024 Even more worrisome: particularly in bile duct and stomach cancer, the rate increases with each younger generation. Nicholas Devito, STAT, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bile duct 

Word History

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 3 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

bile duct

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

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