common hepatic duct

Definition of common hepatic duct

common hepatic duct

(KAH-mun heh-PA-tik dukt)
A tube that carries bile from the liver. The common hepatic duct starts where the right and left hepatic ducts join outside the liver and ends where a duct from the gallbladder joins it to form the common bile duct. It is part of the biliary system.

Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms