Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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duct | Yes | No | No | No |
inguinal canal | Yes | No | No | No |
duct (noun) | inguinal canal (noun) |
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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 |