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inguinal canal vs epithelial duct

epithelial duct vs inguinal canal

inguinal canal and epithelial duct both are nouns.

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

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