duct
noun
1 duct
A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance:
— The tear duct was obstructed.
synonyms: canal, channel, epithelial duct.
Roget 350: conduit, channel, duct, watercourse, race; head race, tail race; abito†, aboideau†, aboiteau [Fr.], bito†; acequia†, acequiador†, acequiamadre†; ... show more
Dutch: kanaal, buisje, buis, streng
Polish: cewka, przewód, kanał
2 duct
A continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls.
Dutch: pijpleiding, pijp
3 duct
An enclosed conduit for a fluid.
Dutch: pijp, slang
Moby thesaurus: Eustachian tube, Fallopian tube, adit, aqueduct, canal, channel, conduit, course, ditch, egress, emunctory, entrance, exit, fistula, ingress, intestines, meatus, ostium, oviduct, passage ... show more.
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