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noun
Any duct lined with epithelium
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: duct, canal, channel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: passage, passageway
Narrower terms: 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
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