| canal |
A human-made waterway that is used for draining land, bringing water to crops by irrigation, and navigation.
Ãâó: www.ecohealth101.org/glossary.html
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| canaliculus |
Small tube situated in the inner aspect of each of the upper and the lower lids that allows the tears to pass into the common canaliculus, from there to the tear sac and then to the nose.
Ãâó: www.cochraneeyes.org/glossary.htm
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| canaliculitis |
Inflammation of a tear duct (or ducts), caused by a bacterial infection. Symptoms of this disorder include discharge, a red or pink eye and a swollen upper or lower eyelid near the nose.
Ãâó: www.allaboutvision.com/resources/glossary.htm
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| canal |
Perforation, or foramen, that tends to be elongated into a tube. Examples are alisphenoid canal, infraorbital canal.
Ãâó: www.humboldt.edu/~cmc43/glossary.htm
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| canal |
A manmade waterway used to connect bodies of water that do not connect naturally. Canals use locks to raise and lower boats when connecting bodies of water that have different water levels. The Panama and Suez canals are two of the most famous.
Ãâó: www.terrax.org/sailing/glossary/gc.aspx
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