duct

nounchannel, pipe

Synonyms for duct

noun channel, pipe

Word Origin & History

1640s, "course, direction," from Latin ductus "a leading," past participle of ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Anatomical sense is from 1660s. Meaning "conduit, channel" is 1713; that of "air tube in a structure" is from 1884.

Example Sentences for duct

Into this duct the ranks of cells around it pour out the peptic juice.

I heard a muffled clank; then a hum began, echoing up the duct.

I reached the top of the duct and pushed against the slot cover.

And there was that hazard here, for every duct looked like every other one.

The operator then carefully examines the duct preparatory to cutting it.

The penultimate section, in which the Mllerian duct is seen.

Openings of ureters in Wolffian duct in the female (fig. 3).

This gland is the pancreas, and the duct is the pancreatic duct.

Ventrally it is closed in by the dorsal wall of the Wolffian duct.

At this period the formation of the Mllerian duct takes place.

duct

Synonyms for duct

arteries

artery

canal

channel

channels

duct

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More words related to duct

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arteries

artery

canal

channel

channels

Synonyms for duct

aqueduct