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duct vs inguinal canal

inguinal canal vs duct

duct and inguinal canal both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
duct Yes No No No
inguinal canal Yes No No No
As nouns, inguinal canal is a hyponym of duct; that is, inguinal canal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than duct:
  • duct: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
  • inguinal canal: oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus
duct (noun) inguinal canal (noun)
an enclosed conduit for a fluid oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus
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 duct and inguinal canal

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