duct

Noun
Synonyms: epithelial ductcanalchannel

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. 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”Synonyms: epithelial ductcanalchannel
  2. a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
  3. an enclosed conduit for a fluid
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Duct \Duct\ (d[u^]kt), n. [L. ductus a leading, conducting, conduit, fr. ducere, ductum, to lead. See Duke, and cf. Douche.]

1.Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed. [1913 Webster]

2.(Anat.) One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination. [1913 Webster]

3.(Bot.) A large, elongated cell, either round or prismatic, usually found associated with woody fiber. [1913 Webster]

Note: Ducts are classified, according to the character of the surface of their walls, or their structure, as annular, spiral, scalariform, etc. [1913 Webster]

4.Guidance; direction. [Obs.] --Hammond. [1913 Webster]

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