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BILE DUCT [2 records]

Record 1 2004-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Animal Anatomy
OBS

A term applied ... to the duct through which the secretions of the gall bladder and the liver ... flow into the duodenum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Anatomie animale
OBS

Quant au canal cholédoque, il s'ouvre d'ordinaire aussitôt après la ou les valvules [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
DEF

Any of the excretory passages in the liver that carry bile to the hepatic duct, which joins with the cystic duct to form the common bile duct opening into the duodenum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Foie et voies biliaires
DEF

Canal biliaire constitué par la réunion du canal cystique et du canal hépatique en arrière du bord supérieur du premier duodénum, formant le segment inférieur de la voie biliaire principale [...]

Key term(s)
  • voie biliaire
  • conduit cholédoque

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hígado y conductos biliares
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