- ductopenia
- duc·to·pe·nia (duk″to-peґnia) deficiency in the number of ducts, particularly bile ducts; it may be focal or generalized.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
ductopenia
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Ductopenia — is the histological hallmark of Vanishing Bile Duct Syndrome.The ductopenia is arbitrarily defined as less than 0.5 bile ducts per portal triad. The most common cause of Ductopenia is Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Other causes of ductopenia include… … Wikipedia
ductopenia — noun A reduction in the number of intrahepatic bile ducts … Wiktionary
ductopenic — adjective Of or pertaining to ductopenia … Wiktionary
