in Anatomy, a term applied to a canal, or duct, called also ductus communis; formed of the union of the porus bilarius and ductus cisticus. The word comes from χολη, cholera, and δικευσαι, I receive, or contain.

The choledochus ductus, passing obliquely to the lower end of the duodenum, serves to convey the bile from the liver to the intestines. See Anatomy Index.

CHOLER. See BILE.