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bronchiole vs duct

duct vs bronchiole

bronchiole and duct both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bronchiole Yes No No No
duct Yes No No No
As nouns, duct is a hypernym of bronchiole; that is, duct is a word with a broader meaning than bronchiole:
  • bronchiole: any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli
  • duct: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other hypernyms of bronchiole include canal, channel, epithelial duct.
bronchiole (noun) duct (noun)
any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli 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 bronchiole and duct

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