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epididymis vs canal

canal vs epididymis

epididymis and canal both are nouns.

epididymis is not a verb while canal is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
epididymis Yes No No No
canal Yes No Yes No
As nouns, canal is a hypernym of epididymis; that is, canal is a word with a broader meaning than epididymis:
  • epididymis: a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
  • canal: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other hypernyms of epididymis include channel, duct, epithelial duct.
epididymis (noun) canal (noun)
a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
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
epididymis (verb) canal (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal
Difference between epididymis and canal

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