bile duct

noun

Any of a number of long tube-like structures that carry bile.

Similar
cholangio-common bile duct
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Meanings

nounbile duct (plural bile ducts)

plural bile ducts

  1. anatomyAny of a number of long tube-like structures that carry bile.

    Synonyms: cholangio-

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a number of long tube-like structures that carry bile.

Similar
cholangio-

More synonyms by meaning

nouna duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum

Similar
common bile duct
Broader
ductepithelial ductcanal
Also see
common bile duct

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic قَنَاة صَفْرَاء
  • قَنَاة صَفْرَاء (qanāt ṣafrāʔ)structure carrying bile
Chinese Mandarin 膽管 /胆管
  • 膽管 /胆管 (dǎnguǎn)structure carrying bile
Czech žlučovod
  • žlučovodstructure carrying bile
Finnish sappitie
  • sappitiestructure carrying bile
French voies biliaires
  • voies biliairesstructure carrying bile
German Gallenweg, Gallengang
  • Gallenwegstructure carrying bile
  • Gallengangstructure carrying bile
Greek χολαγγείο
  • χολαγγείο (cholangeío)structure carrying bile
Hungarian epevezeték
  • epevezetékstructure carrying bile
Icelandic gallgöng
  • gallgöngstructure carrying bile
Indonesian saluran empedu, duktus empedu
  • saluran empedustructure carrying bile
  • duktus empedustructure carrying bile
Irish ducht domlais
  • ducht domlaisstructure carrying bile
Italian coledoco
  • coledocostructure carrying bile
Japanese 胆管
  • 胆管 (tankan)structure carrying bile
Māori pū waiate
  • pū waiatestructure carrying bile
Norwegian Bokmål gallegang
  • gallegangstructure carrying bile
Polish drogi żółciowe
  • drogi żółciowestructure carrying bile
Portuguese ducto biliar
  • ducto biliarstructure carrying bile
Romanian canal biliar
  • canal biliarstructure carrying bile
Russian же́лчный прото́к
  • же́лчный прото́к (žélčnyj protók)structure carrying bile
Spanish vía biliar, conducto biliar
  • vía biliarstructure carrying bile
  • conducto biliarstructure carrying bile
Swedish gallgång
  • gallgångstructure carrying bile
Cite this entry
APA

bile duct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bile%20duct

MLA

“bile duct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bile%20duct. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bile duct,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bile%20duct.

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