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(EK-struh-heh-PA-tik BILE dukt)
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| The part of the common hepatic bile duct (tube that collects bile from the liver) that is outside the liver. This duct joins a duct from the gallbladder to form the common bile duct, which carries bile into the small intestine when food is being digested. |
Previous Definitions: | extracranial, extracranial germ cell tumor, extract, extragonadal germ cell tumor, extrahepatic | Next Definitions: | extrahepatic bile duct cancer, extranodal, extraocular, extraosseous, extrapleural pneumonectomy |
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