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Noun: common bile duct
  1. A duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum
    "Gallstones can obstruct the common bile duct, causing jaundice";
    - bile duct

Derived forms: common bile ducts

Type of: canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct

Part of: liver

Encyclopedia: Common bile duct