ducts

noun

an enclosed conduit for a fluid

a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls

a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance

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The word ducts breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root duct-, from Latin duco (“lead”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.