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umbilical vs duct

duct vs umbilical

umbilical and duct both are nouns.

umbilical is an adjective but duct is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
umbilical Yes Yes No No
duct Yes No No No
As nouns, duct is a hypernym of umbilical; that is, duct is a word with a broader meaning than umbilical:
  • umbilical: membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
  • duct: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other hypernyms of umbilical include canal, channel, epithelial duct, funiculus, fetal membrane.
umbilical (noun) duct (noun)
membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta 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
umbilical (adjective) duct (adjective)
relating to or resembling the umbilicus
Difference between umbilical and duct

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