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aq⋅ue⋅duct

  [ak-wi-duhkt]
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–noun
1. Civil Engineering.
a. a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance, usually by means of gravity.
b. a bridgelike structure that carries a water conduit or canal across a valley or over a river.
2. Anatomy. a canal or passage through which liquids pass.
Origin:
< ML aquēductus < L aquae ductus a drawing off of water. See aqua, duct
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aq·ue·duct   (āk'wĭ-dŭkt')   
n.  
    1. A pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity.
    2. A bridgelike structure supporting a conduit or canal passing over a river or low ground.
  2. Anatomy A channel or passage in an organ or a body part, especially such a channel for conveying fluid.

[Latin aquaeductus : aquae, genitive of aqua, water; see aqua + ductus, a leading; see duct.]
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Aqueduct

Aq"ue*duct\, n. [F. aqueduc, OF. aqueduct (Cotgr.), fr. L. aquaeductus; aquae, gen. of aqua water + ductus a leading, ducere to lead. See Aqua, Duke.]

1. A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water.

Note: The term is also applied to a structure (similar to the ancient aqueducts), for conveying a canal over a river or hollow; more properly called an aqueduct bridge.

2. (Anat.) A canal or passage; as, the aqueduct of Sylvius, a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain.
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aqueduct 
1538, from L. aquæductus "conveyance of water," from aquæ, gen. of aqua "water," + ductus "a leading, conducting," pp. of ducere "to lead" (see duke).
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Main Entry: aq·ue·duct
Pronunciation: 'ak-w&-"d&kt
Function: noun
: a canal or passage in a part or organ
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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aqueduct aq·ue·duct (āk'wĭ-dŭkt')
n.
A channel or passage in a body part or an organ.

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