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BILE DUCT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bile duct" is a kind of...):
canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)
Meronyms (parts of "bile duct"):
musculus sphincter ductus choledochi (the smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct)
Holonyms ("bile duct" is a part of...):
liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)
Context examples:
An intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma that arises from the small interlobular bile ducts.
(Peripheral Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant intrahepatic neoplasm arising from the small interlobular bile ducts.
(Peripheral Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Perihilar bile duct cancer with a finding of carcinoma in situ.
(Perihilar Bile Duct Cancer pTis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of perihilar bile duct cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of regional lymph nodes.
(Perihilar Bile Duct Cancer Pathologic Regional Lymph Nodes TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of perihilar bile duct cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.
(Perihilar Bile Duct Cancer Pathologic Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of perihilar bile duct cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of the primary tumor.
(Perihilar Bile Duct Cancer Pathologic Primary Tumor TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-metastasizing mesenchymal neoplasm that arises from the extrahepatic bile ducts.
(Benign Extrahepatic Bile Duct Soft Tissue Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the extrahepatic bile ducts tissues, excluding the epithelial tissue.
(Benign Extrahepatic Bile Duct Non-Epithelial Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the extrahepatic bile ducts.
(Benign Extrahepatic Bile Duct Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the hepatocytes or intrahepatic bile ducts.
(Benign Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Epithelial Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
