Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

common bile duct

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: com-mon -bile duct
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bile duct downstream of the confluence of the common hepatic duct and the cystic duct, which discharges bile into the duodenum.

Inflected Forms

common bile ducts (plural)

Synonyms

choledocho- ductus choledochus bile duct

Questions

What does common bile duct mean?: The bile duct downstream of the confluence of the common hepatic duct and the cystic duct, which discharges bile into the duodenum.

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