Canal

Introduction: Canal

Description of Canal

Canal: [TA] A duct or channel; a tubular structure.channel, duct. SYN: canalis [TA]. [L. canalis]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Canal: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs".
Source: WordNet 2.1

Terms associated with Canal:

Terms Similar to Canal:

• duct
• epithelial duct
• channel

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Canal:

• pore
• spinal canal
• vertebral canal
• canalis vertebralis
• ductule
• ductulus
• canaliculus
• canal of Schlemm
• Schlemm's canal
• sinus venosus sclerae
• venous sinus
• sinus
• lacrimal duct
• lachrymal duct
• tear duct
• nasolacrimal duct
• Haversian canal
• hepatic duct
• inguinal canal
• canalis inguinalis
• common bile duct
• bile duct
• pancreatic duct
• lymph vessel
• lymphatic vessel
• salivary duct
• cerebral aqueduct
• Sylvian aqueduct
• aqueductus cerebri
• ureter
• urethra
• cervical canal
• canalis cervicis uteri
• umbilical cord
• vagina
• epididymis
• vas deferens
• ductus deferens
• seminal duct
• ejaculatory duct
• cartilaginous tube
• bronchiole
• alimentary canal
• alimentary tract
• digestive tube
• digestive tract
• gastrointestinal tract
• GI tract
• lactiferous duct

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Canal

• passage
• passageway

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Canal

The following list attempts to classify Canal into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• passage,passageway
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

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