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Preferred Name

Biliary Tract
Synonyms

biliary system

BILIARY TRACT

biliary tract

Tract, Biliary

Biliary tract, NOS

Biliary Tract

Biliary System

Bile Tract

Definitions

The system that transports bile from the hepatocytes in the liver to the small intestine. It is comprised of the intrahepatic bile ducts, hepatic ducts, common bile duct, cystic duct, and the gallbladder.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12678

ALT_DEFINITION

The organs and ducts that make and store bile (a fluid made by the liver that helps digest fat), and release it into the small intestine. The biliary tract includes the gallbladder and bile ducts inside and outside the liver.

The duct system that transports bile from its origination by hepatocytes in the liver to the small intestine. It is comprised of the common bile duct that connects the liver and gall bladder to the small intestine and the cystic duct that connects the gall bladder to the common bile duct. (NCI)

code

C12678

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168656

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168660

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168664

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168663

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168655

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168659

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537

Contributing_Source

CDISC

GDC

DEFINITION

The system that transports bile from the hepatocytes in the liver to the small intestine. It is comprised of the intrahepatic bile ducts, hepatic ducts, common bile duct, cystic duct, and the gallbladder.

Display_Name

Biliary Tract

FULL_SYN

biliary system

BILIARY TRACT

biliary tract

Tract, Biliary

Biliary tract, NOS

Biliary Tract

Biliary System

Bile Tract

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156422

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156421

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177570

label

Biliary Tract

Legacy Concept Name

Biliary_Tract

Maps_To

Biliary tract, NOS

Preferred_Name

Biliary Tract

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C12678

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0005423

xRef

IMDRF:E11

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13018

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