duct

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noun

1. a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance (Freq. 2)
- the tear duct was obstructed
- the alimentary canal
- poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs
• Syn:
epithelial duct, canal, channel
• Derivationally related forms:
channelize (for: channel), canalize (for: canal)
• Hypernyms:
passage, passageway
• Hyponyms:
pore, spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis, ductule,
ductulus, canaliculus, canal of Schlemm, Schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae, venous sinus,
sinus, lacrimal duct, lachrymal duct, tear duct, nasolacrimal duct, Haversian canal,
hepatic duct, inguinal canal, canalis inguinalis, common bile duct, bile duct, pancreatic duct,
lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel, salivary duct, cerebral aqueduct, Sylvian aqueduct, aqueductus cerebri,
ureter, urethra, cervical canal, canalis cervicis uteri, umbilical cord, umbilical,
vagina, epididymis, vas deferens, ductus deferens, seminal duct, ejaculatory duct,
cartilaginous tube, bronchiole, alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract,
gastrointestinal tract, GI tract, lactiferous duct
• Part Meronyms:
ampulla
2. a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
• Hypernyms:
plant part, plant structure
• Hyponyms:
laticifer
• Part Holonyms:
vascular plant, tracheophyte
3. an enclosed conduit for a fluid
• Hypernyms:
conduit
• Hyponyms:
air-intake, air passage, air duct, airway

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  epithelial duct, canal, channel