BILIARY DUCTULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does biliary ductule mean? 

• BILIARY DUCTULE (noun)
  The noun BILIARY DUCTULE has 1 sense:

1. excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts

  Familiarity information: BILIARY DUCTULE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BILIARY DUCTULE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("biliary ductule" is a kind of...):

ductule; ductulus (a very small duct)

Holonyms ("biliary ductule" is a part of...):

liver (large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)