Phrase guide

bile duct

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cholangio-

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: common bile duct

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَنَاة صَفْرَاء (qanāt ṣafrāʔ) — structure carrying bile
  • Chinese Mandarin: 膽管 /胆管 (dǎnguǎn) — structure carrying bile
  • Czech: žlučovod — structure carrying bile
  • Finnish: sappitie — structure carrying bile
  • French: voies biliaires — structure carrying bile
  • Galician: ducto biliar — structure carrying bile
  • German: Gallenweg — structure carrying bile
  • German: Gallengang — structure carrying bile
  • Greek: χολαγγείο (cholangeío) — structure carrying bile
  • Hungarian: epevezeték — structure carrying bile
  • Icelandic: gallgöng — structure carrying bile
  • Indonesian: saluran empedu — structure carrying bile
  • Indonesian: duktus empedu — structure carrying bile
  • Irish: ducht domlais — structure carrying bile
  • Italian: coledoco — structure carrying bile
  • Japanese: 胆管 (tankan) — structure carrying bile
  • Māori: pū waiate — structure carrying bile
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gallegang — structure carrying bile
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gallegang — structure carrying bile
  • Polish: drogi żółciowe — structure carrying bile
  • Portuguese: ducto biliar — structure carrying bile
  • Romanian: canal biliar — structure carrying bile
  • Russian: же́лчный прото́к (žélčnyj protók) — structure carrying bile
  • Spanish: vía biliar — structure carrying bile
  • Spanish: conducto biliar — structure carrying bile
  • Swedish: gallgång — structure carrying bile
  • Telugu: పిత్తనాళము (pittanāḷamu) — structure carrying bile