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duct

 
Noun duct has 3 senses
  1. duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
    --1 is a kind of passage, passageway
    --1 has parts: ampulla
    --1 has particulars:
     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; 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
  2. duct - a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
    --2 is a kind of
    plant part, plant structure
    --2 is a part of vascular plant, tracheophyte
    --2 has particulars: laticifer
  3. duct - an enclosed conduit for a fluid
    --3 is a kind of
    conduit
    --3 has particulars: air-intake; air passage, air duct, airway
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