joining
connection
connexion | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication), the joining of hands around the table, there was a connection via the internet |
| connection connexion | shifting from one form of transportation to another, the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta |
air passage
air duct
airway | a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) |
connection
connexion
connector
connecter
connective | an instrumentality that connects, he soldered the connection, he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers |
| duct | an enclosed conduit for a fluid |
| duct tape | a wide silvery adhesive tape intended to seal joints in sheet metal duct work but having many other uses, duct tape holds the world together |
siamese
siamese connection | an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building |
duct
epithelial duct
canal
channel | a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance, the tear duct was obstructed, the alimentary canal, poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs |
exocrine gland
exocrine
duct gland | a gland that secretes externally through a duct |
| sweat duct | a small duct that conveys sweat from a sudoriferous gland to the surface of the skin |
lacrimal duct
lachrymal duct
tear duct | any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands |
| nasolacrimal duct | a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity |
| hepatic duct | the duct that drains bile from the liver |
common bile duct
bile duct | a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts, opens into the duodenum |
| pancreatic duct | a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine |
| thoracic duct | the major duct of the lymphatic system |
| salivary duct | a duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth |
| seminal duct | the efferent duct of the testis in man |
| ejaculatory duct | a part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens, passes through the prostate gland |
| lactiferous duct | ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple |
association
connection
connexion | the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination, conditioning is a form of learning by association |
| connection | a supplier (especially of narcotics) |
| connection | (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship), he has powerful connections |
| duct | a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls |
connection
connexion
connectedness | a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it), there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare |
connection
connexion
link | a connecting shape |
connection
link
connectedness | the state of being connected, the connection between church and state is inescapable |