ducts Definition

to enclose in a duct

to convey (something, such as a gas) through a duct; also : to propagate (something, such as radio waves) through a duct

a bodily tube or vessel especially when carrying the secretion of a gland

a pipe, tube, or channel that conveys a substance

a pipe or tubular runway for carrying an electric power line, telephone cables, or other conductors

a duct by which bile passes from the liver or gallbladder to the duodenum

a duct that receives and concentrates urine from the distal convoluted tubule of nephrons and discharges it into the renal pelvis

a duct through which semen is ejaculated; specifically : either of the paired ducts in the human male that are formed by the junction of the duct from the seminal vesicle with the vas deferens and that pass through the prostate to empty into the urethra

a duct leading from the pancreas and opening into the duodenum

a tube or passage serving especially or exclusively as an efferent duct of the testis and in the human male being made up of the epididymis, the vas deferens, and the ejaculatory duct

the main trunk of the system of lymphatic vessels that lies along the front of the spinal column and opens into the left subclavian vein

the duct of the mesonephros that persists in the female chiefly as part of a vestigial organ and in the male as the duct system leaving the testis and including the epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicle, and ejaculatory duct