Biliary tract

Pronunciation

Definition 1

The organs and ducts that make and store bile (a fluid made by the liver that helps digest fat), and release it into the small intestine. The biliary tract includes the gallbladder and bile ducts inside and outside the liver. Also called biliary system. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

The system that transports bile from the hepatocytes in the liver to the small intestine. It is comprised of the intrahepatic bile ducts, hepatic ducts, common bile duct, cystic duct, and the gallbladder. (NCI Thesaurus)

Definition 3

The duct system that transports bile from its origination by hepatocytes in the liver to the small intestine. It is comprised of the common bile duct that connects the liver and gall bladder to the small intestine and the cystic duct that connects the gall bladder to the common bile duct. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Definition 4

The gallbladder and its ducts. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

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