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Schlemm's canal vs duct

duct vs Schlemm's canal

Schlemm's canal and duct both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Schlemm's canal Yes No No No
duct Yes No No No
As nouns, duct is a hypernym of Schlemm's canal; that is, duct is a word with a broader meaning than Schlemm's canal:
  • Schlemm's canal: a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins
  • duct: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other hypernyms of Schlemm's canal include canal, channel, epithelial duct.
Schlemm's canal (noun) duct (noun)
a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins an enclosed conduit for a fluid
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
Difference between Schlemm's canal and duct

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