ductus

Introduction

A leading, opening or tubuluar structure giving exit to a fluid.

More general terms

• anatomic structure

More specific terms

• ampulla
• bile duct
• cochlear aqueduct; perilymphatic duct
• cochlear duct; Lowenberg canal/scala
• cystic duct (cystic gall duct)
• ductus arteriosus (Botallo's duct)
• ductus/canalis reuniens; Hensen canal/duct; uniting canal/duct
• ejaculatory duct
• endolymphatic duct
• excretory duct
• frontonasal duct
• hepatic duct
• infraorbital groove
• lactiferous duct
• lymphatic duct
• Mullerian (paramesonephric) duct
• nasolacrimal duct (NLD)
• pancreatic duct (Wirsung canal, Hoffman or Wirsung duct)
• parotid duct (Stensen canal)
• prostatic ducts
• renal papillary duct (of Bellini)
• semicircular duct
• sublingual duct
• submandibular duct
• sweat duct
• thoracic duct (Pecquet's duct, van Horne's canal)
• thyroglossal/thyrolingual duct
• vitelline duct (yolk stalk, umbilical duct, omphalomesenteric duct)

Additional terms

• anatomic canal