| has gloss | (noun) 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"
duct, epithelial duct, channel, canal |
| has gloss | eng: In anatomy, a canal (or canalis in Latin) is a tubular passage or channel which connect different regions of the body. |
| lexicalization | eng: canal |
| lexicalization | eng: channel |
| lexicalization | eng: duct |
| lexicalization | eng: epithelial duct |
| subclass of | (noun) a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"
passage, passageway |
| has subclass | (noun) any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
pore |
| has subclass | (noun) the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes
canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canal |
| has subclass | (noun) a very small duct
ductulus, ductule |
| has subclass | (noun) a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants
canaliculus |
| has subclass | (noun) a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins
Schlemm's canal, canal of Schlemm, sinus venosus sclerae |
| has subclass | (noun) a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
venous sinus, sinus |
| has subclass | (noun) any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
lachrymal duct, tear duct, lacrimal duct |
| has subclass | (noun) a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity
nasolacrimal duct |
| has subclass | (noun) any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone
Haversian canal |
| has subclass | (noun) the duct that drains bile from the liver
hepatic duct |
| has subclass | (noun) 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
inguinal canal, canalis inguinalis |
| has subclass | (noun) a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum
bile duct, common bile duct |
| has subclass | (noun) a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine
pancreatic duct |
| has subclass | (noun) a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation
lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel |
| has subclass | (noun) a duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth
salivary duct |
| has subclass | (noun) a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles
cerebral aqueduct, aqueductus cerebri, Sylvian aqueduct |
| has subclass | (noun) either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
ureter |
| has subclass | (noun) duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct
urethra |
| has subclass | (noun) a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina
cervical canal, canalis cervicis uteri |
| has subclass | (noun) membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
umbilical cord, umbilical |
| has subclass | (noun) the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus"
vagina |
| has subclass | (noun) a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
epididymis |
| has subclass | (noun) a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
ductus deferens, vas deferens |
| has subclass | (noun) the efferent duct of the testis in man
seminal duct |
| has subclass | (noun) a part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens; passes through the prostate gland
ejaculatory duct |
| has subclass | (noun) a duct with cartilaginous walls
cartilaginous tube |
| has subclass | (noun) any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli
bronchiole |
| has subclass | (noun) tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
alimentary canal, alimentary tract, GI tract, gastrointestinal tract, digestive tube, digestive tract |
| has subclass | (noun) ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple
lactiferous duct |