condotto

Definitions of condotto
  1. noun
    an enclosed conduit for a fluid
    synonyms: dotto
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    aerovia
    a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
    schnrchel
    air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
    type of:
    canale, tubo
    a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
  2. noun
    (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
    synonyms: canale, dotto, tromba
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    coclea
    the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti
    vena
    a tube in which a body fluid circulates
    tromba di Eustachio
    either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum
    vaso, vaso sanguigno
    a vessel in which blood circulates
    ovidotto
    either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
    type of:
    struttura anatomica
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
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