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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The duct formed by the union of the cystic duct and the hepatic duct that carries bile from the liver and the gallbladder to the duodenum.
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- noun a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum
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