Definition: Passages within the liver for the conveyance of bile. Includes right and left hepatic ducts even though these may join outside the liver to form the common hepatic duct.
do not confuse with BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; do not confuse with HEPATIC DUCT, COMMON, the external junction of right & left hepatic ducts; diseases: coord IM with BILE DUCT DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS (IM); inflammation: coo
ExamplesBile Canaliculi
Other names Intrahepatic Bile Ducts; Intrahepatic Bile Duct; Ducts, Intrahepatic Bile; Duct, Intrahepatic Bile; Bile Duct, Intrahepatic