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lymphatic vessel vs duct

duct vs lymphatic vessel

lymphatic vessel and duct both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lymphatic vessel Yes No No No
duct Yes No No No
As nouns, duct is a hypernym of lymphatic vessel; that is, duct is a word with a broader meaning than lymphatic vessel:
  • lymphatic vessel: a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation
  • duct: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other hypernyms of lymphatic vessel include canal, channel, epithelial duct.
lymphatic vessel (noun) duct (noun)
a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation an enclosed conduit for a fluid
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 lymphatic vessel and duct

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