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bile duct vs canal

canal vs bile duct

bile duct and canal both are nouns.

bile duct is not a verb while canal is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bile duct Yes No No No
canal Yes No Yes No
As nouns, canal is a hypernym of bile duct; that is, canal is a word with a broader meaning than bile duct:
  • bile duct: a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum
  • canal: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other hypernyms of bile duct include channel, duct, epithelial duct.
bile duct (noun) canal (noun)
a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
bile duct (verb) canal (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal
Difference between bile duct and canal

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