'Duct' definitions:

Definition of 'duct'

From: WordNet
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" [syn: duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel]
noun
A continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
noun
An enclosed conduit for a fluid

Definition of 'Duct'

From: GCIDE
  • Duct \Duct\ (d[u^]kt), n. [L. ductus a leading, conducting, conduit, fr. ducere, ductum, to lead. See Duke, and cf. Douche.]
  • 1. Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Anat.) One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Bot.) A large, elongated cell, either round or prismatic, usually found associated with woody fiber. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Ducts are classified, according to the character of the surface of their walls, or their structure, as annular, spiral, scalariform, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Guidance; direction. [Obs.] --Hammond. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'duct'

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