Common hepatic duct
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| Common hepatic duct | |
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| Term | Common hepatic duct |
| Short definition | Common hepatic duct - (pronounced) (KAH-mun heh-PA-tik duct) tube that carries bile from the liver. The common hepatic duct begins where the right and left hepatic ducts meet outside the liver and ends where a duct from the gallbladder joins it to form the common bile duct. It is part of the biliary system |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Common hepatic duct - (pronounced) (KAH-mun heh-PA-tik duct) tube that carries bile from the liver. The common hepatic duct begins where the right and left hepatic ducts meet outside the liver and ends where a duct from the gallbladder joins it to form the common bile duct. It is part of the biliary system
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