| bile acids |
One component of bile. A family of compounds not related to the hydrochloric acid present in the stomach. This group of compounds may be either water loving (hydrophilic) or hydrophobic (fat loving). Certain compositions of bile acids predispose patients to the development of gallstones. The medication ursodiol is used to make the bile acid composition more hydrophilic, thus helping to dissolve gallstones or sludge.
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| bile ducts |
The tubular structures that range from microscopic size located between cells of the liver to larger structures outside of the liver. The gallbladder is attached to the bile ducts.
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| bile |
a bitter, greenish-yellow fluid that is made by the liver, stored by the gallbladder and helps the body to digest fat.
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| bile ducts |
According to Flint, the most common point at which union actually occurs is within 1 cm of the upper border of the duodenum (H). In 28 cases there were no supraduodenal common bile ducts at all (T), the union taking place at a point anywhere from behind the upper border of the duodenum to the part embedded in the pancreas, and in 3 cases the only representative of the common duct was the part that lies in the wall of the duodenum (U).
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| bile |
Fluid secreted by the liver into the bile ducts
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