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duct in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The word
duct is
derived from the
Latin word for led/leading. It may
refer to:
Duct (anatomy),
various ducts...
- A
duction is an eye
movement involving only one eye.
There are
generally six
possible movements depending upon the eye's axis of rotation:
Abduction refers...
- The
pancreatic duct or
duct of
Wirsung (also, the
major pancreatic duct due to the
existence of an
accessory pancreatic duct) is a
duct joining the pancreas...
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Ducts are
conduits or p****ages used in heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning (HVAC) to
deliver and
remove air. The
needed airflows include, for example...
- A bile
duct is any of a
number of long tube-like
structures that
carry bile, and is
present in most vertebrates. The bile
duct is
separated into three...
- aeronautics, a
ducted fan is a thrust-generating
mechanical fan or
propeller mounted within a
cylindrical duct or shroud.
Other terms include ducted propeller...
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Duct tape (historically and
still occasionally referred to as duck tape) is cloth- or scrim-backed pressure-sensitive tape,
often coated with polyethylene...
- The
mesonephric duct, also
known as the
Wolffian duct,
archinephric duct, Leydig's
duct or
nephric duct, is a
paired organ that
develops in the early...
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Lactiferous ducts are
ducts that
converge and form a
branched system connecting the
nipple to the
lobules of the
mammary gland. When
lactogenesis occurs...
- The
parotid duct or
Stensen duct is a
salivary duct. It is the
route that
saliva takes from the
major salivary gland, the
parotid gland, into the mouth...
