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duct vs tear duct

tear duct vs duct

duct and tear duct both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
duct Yes No No No
tear duct Yes No No No
As nouns, tear duct is a hyponym of duct; that is, tear duct 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
  • tear duct: any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
duct (noun) tear duct (noun)
an enclosed conduit for a fluid any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
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 tear duct

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