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conducto

Definitions of conducto
  1. noun
    a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
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    meato
    a natural body passageway
    orificio
    an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
    canal, vía
    a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
    esófago
    the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
    fauces
    the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
    fístula
    an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
    poro
    any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
    estoma
    a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ)
    meato auditivo
    either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
    canal vertebral
    the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes
    espiráculo
    a breathing orifice
    seno venoso
    a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel
    cuello del útero
    necklike opening to the uterus
    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
    portanario, píloro
    a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum
    ano, culo, silla
    the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
    nariz
    any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx
    type of:
    estructura anatómica
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
  2. noun
    a hollow cylindrical shape
    synonyms: caño, cañón, manguera, tubo
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    type of:
    tambor
    a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
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