channel
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- noun
- /ˈtʃænəl/
- Specialized
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- The researcher described the various channels in the body that transport important hormones.
- vascular channels
- dilated channels
- flow channels
And it is the way that in the human body, that middle channel that we just discussed is in a sense the the neutral channel.
- And it is the way that in the human body, that middle channel that we just discussed is in a sense the the neutral channel.
- Glow Pro gently parts skin cells creating thousands of painless micro channels resulting in formation of new skin cells for bouncy, radiant skin.
Examples
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Too much obstruction in the vital channels, thus preventing the flow of energy.
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During the surgery, the surgeon carefully examined the channel to ensure it was free of obstructions.
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Have you tried going through the calcium channel?
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Once that's our first channel, it's going to be a blood vessel.
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They live actually in channels within ice, frozen in ice.
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Histologically, they consist of vascular channels that are covered by normal endothelial cells.
Academic text (2008) -
Hemangiomas are classified histologically according to the predominant type of vascular channel as capillary, cavernous, or mixed.
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The doctor explained how the channel in my arm would help deliver the medicine directly into my bloodstream.
Synonyms
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4.1
A tube that carries a liquid or gas from one place to another
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A tube in the body that carries blood or lymph
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A way for people or things to move through
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A narrow tube in the body that carries fluid, for example in the ear or tooth
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A tube in the body that carries fluids like blood or bile
A tube in the body lined with thin cells that carries a fluid like saliva or mucus
A very small tube in the body that carries fluids like bile or tears
Compounds
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A narrow part of the sea that lies between southern England and northern France
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A way a company gets products to customers, like stores or online shops
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A way to send information between people, groups, or devices
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A freshwater fish with whisker-like feelers common in North America and often eaten
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A medicine that reduces calcium entering the heart and blood vessels to treat high blood pressure and chest pain
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Largest amount of data a channel can send without errors, usually measured in bits per second
A large freshwater catfish with long whiskers and blue-gray color that lives in the Mississippi River
A large catfish with bluish gray skin and a forked tail that lives in rivers like the Mississippi
A national park on islands off southern California with many sea birds and marine life
A narrow sea passage between Northern Ireland and Scotland linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Channel comes from the old Latin word canalis, meaning 'pipe' or 'canal', which makes it easy to picture a small tube. So body channels, like the ear or tear passages, are little tubes that carry liquids or other substances.