common bile duct
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- noun
- /ˈkɑːmən baɪl dʌkt/
- Specialized
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conducto biliar común
- Blockages in the common bile duct can lead to serious digestive issues.
- common bile duct
Examples
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Surgeons often check the common bile duct during gallbladder surgery.
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On exploratory laparotomy, a contracted thickened gall bladder with cholecystoduodenal fistula and stone in the common bile duct was found.
Academic text (2007) -
On exploratory laparotomy, a contracted thickened gall bladder with cholecystoduodenal fistula and stone in the common bile duct was found.
Academic text (2007) -
The common bile duct transports bile from the liver to the duodenum.
Synonyms
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A tube that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine
Surface Forms
Morphology
The core element 'bile duct' is transparently compositional: 'bile' (digestive fluid) + 'duct' (channel) yields a channel that carries bile, so a learner who knows those words will grasp the basic meaning. However, 'common' has a specialized anatomical sense meaning 'shared/formed by union' that a B1 learner may misinterpret as 'frequent' and the precise anatomical relationship is technical, so the expression is not fully predictable.
Etymology
Common bile duct paints a simple picture: two small tubes from the liver and gallbladder join into one. The parts common, bile, and duct mean 'shared', 'the green digestive fluid', and 'a tube', so the name shows it is the 'shared tube' that carries bile 'to the intestine'.