Canal
a duct or channel; a tubular structure. A canal or channel.
See: canal, duct.
Synonym: canalis.
Origin: L. Canalis
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 snakes fangs.
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