bile duct

noun

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

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Towle was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, an aggressive form of cancer in the bile ducts, in August 2023. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 TikTok star Sydney Towle, who documented her battle with a bile duct cancer that generally affects individuals over age 50, has died. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 The news comes nearly three years after she was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare bile duct cancer, at age 23. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 Employees told Fillmore during the early 2022 meeting that Shapiro had recently injured a patient’s common bile duct, a small tube that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine, during surgery. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026 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

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

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