hepatic duct

/həˌpædɪk dəkt/
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Other forms: hepatic ducts

Definitions of hepatic duct
  1. noun
    the duct that drains bile from the liver
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    type of:
    canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct
    a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
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