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DUCTULUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ductulus mean?
• DUCTULUS (noun)
The noun DUCTULUS has 1 sense:
1. a very small duct
Familiarity information: DUCTULUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very small duct
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
ductule; ductulus
Hypernyms ("ductulus" is a kind of...):
canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ductulus"):
sweat duct (a small duct that conveys sweat from a sudoriferous gland to the surface of the skin)
biliary ductule (excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts)
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