duct (dŭkt)
n.

1. An often enclosed passage or channel for conveying a substance, especially a liquid or gas.
2. Anatomy. A tubular bodily canal or passage, especially one for carrying a glandular secretion: a tear duct.
3. A tube or pipe for enclosing electrical cables or wires.

tr.v., duct·ed, duct·ing, ducts.

1. To channel through a duct: duct the moist air away.
2. To supply with ducts.

[Latin ductus, act of leading, from past participle of dūcere, to lead.]

ductal duct'al adj.
ductless duct'less adj.

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