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canals
noun(ca-nal)
a tubular anatomical passage or channel : duct
canals
noun(ca-nal)
channel, watercourse
canals
noun(ca-nal)
an artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
canals
verb(ca-nal)
to construct a canal through or across
canals
geographical name(ca-nal)
three ship canals (two in the U.S. and one in Canada) at the rapids in the Saint Marys River connecting Lake Superior and Lake Huron
canals
noun(ca-nal)
digestive tract
canals
noun(ca-nal)
the channel formed by the cervix, vagina, and vulva through which the fetus passes during birth
canals
noun(ca-nal)
the tubular passage of the outer ear leading to the tympanic membrane
canals
noun(ca-nal)
any of the small canals through which the blood vessels ramify in bone
canals
noun(ca-nal)
a tubular intercellular space in gymnosperms and some angiosperms that is lined with epithelial cells which secrete resin —called also resin duct
canals
noun(ca-nal)
the part of the pulp cavity lying in the root of a tooth; also : a dental operation to save a tooth by removing the contents of its root canal and filling the cavity with a protective substance
canals
noun(ca-nal)
any of the loop-shaped tubular parts of the labyrinth of the ear that together constitute a sensory organ associated with the maintenance of bodily equilibrium

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