carotid duct

  • 1duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule …

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  • 2Common carotid artery — Artery: Common carotid artery Schematic of the proximal aorta and its branches …

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  • 3Thoracic duct — Lymph: Thoracic duct The thoracic and right lymphatic ducts. (Thoracic duct is thin vertical white line at center.) …

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  • 4Endolymphatic duct — The membranous labyrinth. (Ductus endolymphaticus labeled at bottom center.) Endol …

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  • 5Cochlear duct — Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea. (visible at far right under latin name ductus cochlearis) Latin ductus cochlearis Gray s …

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  • 6Ductus — A duct or walled passageway. Our word "duct" is a contraction of the Latin word "ductus" meaning "leading". The Romans, however, preferred the word "canalis" meaning "a pipe or gutter" for a… …

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  • 7CBD — carotid body denervation; closed bladder drainage; color blindness, deutan type; common bile duct; Convention on Biological Diversity * * * CBD abbr 1) closed bladder drainage 2) common bile duct …

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  • 8CBD — • carotid body denervation; • closed bladder drainage; • color blindness, deutan type; • common bile duct; • Convention on Biological Diversity …

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  • 10branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery …

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