epithelial duct

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epithelial duct - 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, canal, channelpore - any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animalpassageway, passage - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canal - the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passesductule, ductulus - a very small ductcanaliculus - a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plantscanal of Schlemm, Schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae - a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veinsvenous sinus, sinus - a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vesselampulla - the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the earlachrymal duct, lacrimal duct, tear duct - any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glandsnasolacrimal duct - a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavityHaversian canal - any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bonehepatic duct - the duct that drains bile from the livercanalis inguinalis, inguinal canal - 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 uterusbile duct, common bile duct - a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenumpancreatic duct - a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestinelymph vessel, lymphatic vessel - a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulationsalivary duct - a duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouthaqueductus cerebri, cerebral aqueduct, Sylvian aqueduct - a canal connecting the third and fourth ventriclesureter - either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladderurethra - duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital ductcanalis cervicis uteri, cervical canal - a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vaginaumbilical, umbilical cord - membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placentavagina - 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"epididymis - a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferensductus deferens, vas deferens - a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory ductseminal duct - the efferent duct of the testis in manejaculatory duct - a part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens; passes through the prostate glandcartilaginous tube - a duct with cartilaginous wallsbronchiole - any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveolialimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and eliminationlactiferous duct - ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple