duct

English Thesaurus

1. an enclosed conduit for a fluid (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	conduit,
definition	:	a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	air-intake,
definition	:	a duct that admits air to be mixed with fuel (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	air duct, air passage, airway,
definition	:	a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) (noun.artifact)

2. a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance (noun.body)

hypernym	:	passage, passageway,
definition	:	a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass (noun.body)

hyponym	:	pore,
definition	:	any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal (noun.body)

hyponym	:	canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canal,
definition	:	the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes (noun.body)

hyponym	:	ductule, ductulus,
definition	:	a very small duct (noun.body)

hyponym	:	canaliculus,
definition	:	a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants (noun.body)

hyponym	:	canal of schlemm, schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae,
definition	:	a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins (noun.body)

hyponym	:	sinus, venous sinus,
definition	:	a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel (noun.body)

hyponym	:	lachrymal duct, lacrimal duct, tear duct,
definition	:	any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands (noun.body)

hyponym	:	nasolacrimal duct,
definition	:	a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity (noun.body)

hyponym	:	haversian canal,
definition	:	any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone (noun.body)

hyponym	:	hepatic duct,
definition	:	the duct that drains bile from the liver (noun.body)

hyponym	:	canalis inguinalis, inguinal canal,
definition	:	oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus (noun.body)

hyponym	:	bile duct, common bile duct,
definition	:	a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum (noun.body)

hyponym	:	pancreatic duct,
definition	:	a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine (noun.body)

hyponym	:	lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel,
definition	:	a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation (noun.body)

hyponym	:	salivary duct,
definition	:	a duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth (noun.body)

hyponym	:	aqueductus cerebri, cerebral aqueduct, sylvian aqueduct,
definition	:	a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles (noun.body)

hyponym	:	ureter,
definition	:	either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder (noun.body)

hyponym	:	urethra,
definition	:	duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct (noun.body)

hyponym	:	canalis cervicis uteri, cervical canal,
definition	:	a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina (noun.body)

hyponym	:	umbilical, umbilical cord,
definition	:	membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta (noun.body)

hyponym	:	vagina,
definition	:	the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus (noun.body)

hyponym	:	epididymis,
definition	:	a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens (noun.body)

hyponym	:	ductus deferens, vas deferens,
definition	:	a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct (noun.body)

hyponym	:	seminal duct,
definition	:	the efferent duct of the testis in man (noun.body)

hyponym	:	ejaculatory duct,
definition	:	a part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens; passes through the prostate gland (noun.body)

hyponym	:	cartilaginous tube,
definition	:	a duct with cartilaginous walls (noun.body)

hyponym	:	bronchiole,
definition	:	any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli (noun.body)

hyponym	:	alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, gi tract,
definition	:	tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination (noun.body)

hyponym	:	lactiferous duct,
definition	:	ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple (noun.body)

part holonym	:	ampulla,
definition	:	the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear (noun.body)

3. a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	plant part, plant structure,
definition	:	any part of a plant or fungus (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	laticifer,
definition	:	a plant duct containing latex (noun.plant)

part meronym	:	tracheophyte, vascular plant,
definition	:	green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms (noun.plant)

4. a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance (noun.body)

derivation	:	channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport,
definition	:	send from one person or place to another (verb.contact)

derivation	:	canalise, canalize, channel,
definition	:	direct the flow of (verb.motion)

derivation	:	channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport,
definition	:	send from one person or place to another (verb.contact)

derivation	:	canalise, canalize, channel,
definition	:	direct the flow of (verb.motion)