DUCTULE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A very small duct

Synonyms:

ductule; ductulus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("ductule" 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 "ductule"):

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)