| EHBD | extrahepatic bile duct |
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| LBD | large bile duct; left border of dullness |
| VBD | vanishing bile duct; Veronal-buffered diluent |
| TDF | testis-determining factor; thoracic duct fistula; thoracic duct flow; time-dose fractionation; tissu... |
| CHD | 1) Congenital Heart Disease 2) Common Hepatic Duct |
| bile nephrosis | <gastroenterology, nephrology> Acute renal failure occurring in a patient with liver failure. The exact causal relationship in unclear, but those with alcoholic cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis are at greatest risk. Symptoms include decreased or absent urine production, jaundice, abdominal swelling, delirium, confusion, nausea and vomiting. Prognosis is very poor. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| bile papilla | Point of opening of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct into the duodenum; it is located posteriorly in the descending part of the duodenum. Synonym: papilla duodeni major, bile papilla, papilla of Vater, Santorini's major caruncle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bile peritonitis | <surgery> Inflammation of the peritoneum which is cause by the escape of bile into the peritoneal cavity. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bile pigment haemoglobin | <protein> A protein which is formed from the breakdown of haemoglobin (a protein that carries oxygen in the blood) and is a precursor to the bile pigment biliverdin. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bile pigments | Colouring matters of the bile. They are bilirubin, biliverdin (biliverdine), bilifuscin, biliprasin, choleprasin, bilihumin, and bilicyanin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bile reflux | Reflux of bile mainly into the upper digestive tract, but also into the pancreas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bile salt | <biochemistry> Amphipathic compounds that aid digestion and lipid absorption, they are derived from steroids and have some detergent properties. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bile salt agar | An agar medium containing lactose, peptone, sodium taurocholate, and neutral red, for the growth and isolation of Gram-negative rods. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bile salts | The salt forms of bile acids; e.g., taurocholate, glycocholate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bile salt sulfatase | <enzyme> Produces microorganism from the faecal flora of conventional rats Registry number: EC 3.1.6.- Synonym: bile acid sulfate sulfatase (26 Jun 1999) |
| bile-salt sulfotransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses the sulfation of glycolithocholate and taurolithocholate Registry number: EC 2.8.2.14 Synonym: bile acid sulfotransferase, bile salt-3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate-sulfotransferase, bile salt sulfotransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| bile solubility test | A procedure that differentiates Streptococcus pneumoniae from other alpha-haemolytic streptococci by demonstrating its susceptibility to lysis in the presence of bile. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bile thrombus | An intracanalicular deposit of bile, usually a result of obstruction to bile drainage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| white bile | Designating the relatively clear, almost colourless, clear viscid fluid that occurs in the gallbladder, intestines, or both as a result of obstruction of the bile ducts in various sites; actually the secretion of the mucous membrane, without the usual colour resulting from bile pigments. Synonym: leukobilin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid artery, common | The two principal arteries supplying the structures of the head and neck. They ascend in the neck, one on each side, and at the level of the upper border of the thyroid cartilage, each divides into two branches, the external (carotid artery, external) and internal (carotid artery, internal) carotid arteries. (12 Dec 1998) |