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cartilaginous tube vs duct

duct vs cartilaginous tube

cartilaginous tube and duct both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cartilaginous tube Yes No No No
duct Yes No No No
As nouns, duct is a hypernym of cartilaginous tube; that is, duct is a word with a broader meaning than cartilaginous tube:
  • cartilaginous tube: a duct with cartilaginous walls
  • duct: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other hypernyms of cartilaginous tube include canal, channel, epithelial duct.
cartilaginous tube (noun) duct (noun)
a duct with cartilaginous walls 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 cartilaginous tube and duct

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