English > epithelial duct: 1 sense > noun 1, bodyMeaning | A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance. |
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Synonyms | duct, canal, channel |
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Parts | ampulla | The dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear |
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Narrower | Haversian canal | Any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone |
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alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract | tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus |
bronchiole | Any of the smallest bronchial ducts |
canal of Schlemm, Schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae | A circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins |
canaliculus | A small canal or duct / duct as in some bones and parts of plants |
cartilaginous tube | A duct with cartilaginous walls |
cerebral aqueduct, Sylvian aqueduct, aqueductus cerebri | A canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles |
cervical canal, canalis cervicis uteri | A spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina |
common bile duct, bile duct | A duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts |
ductule, ductulus | A very small duct |
ejaculatory duct | A part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens |
epididymis | A convoluted tubule in each testis |
hepatic duct | The duct that drains bile from the liver |
inguinal canal, canalis inguinalis | oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall |
lacrimal duct, lachrymal duct, tear duct | Any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands |
lactiferous duct | ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple |
lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel | A vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation |
nasolacrimal duct | A duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity |
pancreatic duct | A duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine |
pore | Any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal |
salivary duct | A duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth |
seminal duct | The efferent duct of the testis in man |
spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis | The canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes |
umbilical cord, umbilical | membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta |
ureter | Either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder |
urethra | duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct |
vagina | The lower part of the female reproductive tract |
vas deferens, ductus deferens | A duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct |
venous sinus, sinus | A wide channel containing blood |
Broader | passage, passageway | A path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass |
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Spanish | canal, conducto, vía |
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Catalan | canal, via |
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