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canal

Definitions of canal
  1. noun
    long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
  2. noun
    a pipe through which liquid is carried away
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    alcantarilla
    a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway
    cañería de desagüe, imbornal
    drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
    alcantarillado
    a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
    type of:
    adorno, cañería, conducción, cordoncillo, decoración, encañado, ribete, tubería, tuberías
    a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
  3. noun
    a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
  4. noun
    a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels
    synonyms: vía marítima
  5. noun
    an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
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    gárgola
    a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
    type of:
    abertura, claro
    a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
  6. noun
    a conduit through which water flows
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    type of:
    camino, vía
    any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
  7. noun
    a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
    synonyms: vía
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    poro
    any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
    canal vertebral
    the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes
    seno venoso
    a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
    canal lacrimal
    any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
    canal hepático
    the duct that drains bile from the liver
    canal pancreático
    a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine
    acueducto cerebral, acueducto de Silvio
    a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles
    uréter
    either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
    uretra
    duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct
    cordón umbilical
    membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
    vagina
    the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus
    epidídimo
    a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
    conducto seminal
    the efferent duct of the testis in man
    conducto eyaculador
    a part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens; passes through the prostate gland
    tubo cartilaginoso
    a duct with cartilaginous walls
    tubo digestivo
    tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
    conducto biliar
    excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts
    canal torácico
    the major duct of the lymphatic system
    bronquio
    either of the two main branches of the trachea
    tráquea
    membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
    ostiolo
    a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass
    type of:
    conducto
    a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
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