Common Bile Duct

**Semantic type:** Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

**Definition:** Bile ducts are passageways that carry bile. Two major bile ducts come together into a "trunk"-the common bile duct which empties into the upper part of the small intestine (the part next to the stomach).

**Synonyms:** - COMMON BILE DUCT - Common Duct - Common Duct - Common bile duct structure (body structure) - DUCT, COMMON BILE - Ductus Communis Choledochus - common bile duct - common bile duct - ductus choledochus (biliaris)