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pancreatic duct vs canal

canal vs pancreatic duct

pancreatic duct and canal both are nouns.

pancreatic duct is not a verb while canal is a verb.

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

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