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ureter vs canal

canal vs ureter

ureter and canal both are nouns.

ureter is not a verb while canal is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ureter Yes No No No
canal Yes No Yes No
As nouns, canal is a hypernym of ureter; that is, canal is a word with a broader meaning than ureter:
  • ureter: either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
  • canal: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other hypernyms of ureter include channel, duct, epithelial duct.
ureter (noun) canal (noun)
either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder 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
ureter (verb) canal (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal
Difference between ureter and canal

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