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canal vs venous sinus

venous sinus vs canal

canal and venous sinus both are nouns.

canal is a verb but venous sinus is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
canal Yes No Yes No
venous sinus Yes No No No
As nouns, venous sinus is a hyponym of canal; that is, venous sinus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than canal:
  • canal: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
  • venous sinus: a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
Other hyponyms of canal include pore, canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canal, ductule, ductulus, canaliculus, canal of Schlemm, Schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae, sinus, lachrymal duct, lacrimal duct, tear duct, nasolacrimal duct, Haversian canal, hepatic duct, canalis inguinalis, inguinal canal, bile duct, common bile duct, pancreatic duct, lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel, salivary duct, aqueductus cerebri, cerebral aqueduct, Sylvian aqueduct, ureter, urethra, canalis cervicis uteri, cervical canal, umbilical, umbilical cord, vagina, epididymis, ductus deferens, vas deferens, seminal duct, ejaculatory duct, cartilaginous tube, bronchiole, alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract, lactiferous duct.
canal (noun) venous sinus (noun)
long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
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
canal (verb) venous sinus (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal
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