What is the meaning of duct?

noun

  • A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance.
    • usage: "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
  • A continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls.
  • An enclosed conduit for a fluid. .
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