Synonyms for duct
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : duhkt |
| Phonetic Transcription : dÊŒkt |
Définition of duct
Origin :- 1640s, "course, direction," from Latin ductus "a leading," past participle of ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Anatomical sense is from 1660s. Meaning "conduit, channel" is 1713; that of "air tube in a structure" is from 1884.
- noun channel, pipe
- Into this duct the ranks of cells around it pour out the peptic juice.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson
- I reached the top of the duct and pushed against the slot cover.
- Extract from : « Greylorn » by John Keith Laumer
- I heard a muffled clank; then a hum began, echoing up the duct.
- Extract from : « Greylorn » by John Keith Laumer
- And there was that hazard here, for every duct looked like every other one.
- Extract from : « Gold in the Sky » by Alan Edward Nourse
- The operator then carefully examines the duct preparatory to cutting it.
- Extract from : « Fur Farming For Profit » by Hermon Basil Laymon
- Openings of ureters in Wolffian duct in the female (fig. 3).
- Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume IV (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
- The penultimate section, in which the Mllerian duct is seen.
- Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume IV (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
- This gland is the pancreas, and the duct is the pancreatic duct.
- Extract from : « Elementary Zoology, Second Edition » by Vernon L. Kellogg
- Ventrally it is closed in by the dorsal wall of the Wolffian duct.
- Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 » by Francis Maitland Balfour
- At this period the formation of the Mllerian duct takes place.
- Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 » by Francis Maitland Balfour
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