n :  a tube or canal (as an artery, vein, or lymphatic) in which a body fluid (as blood or lymph) is contained and conveyed or circulated .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  fas·ci·o·la  fos·su·la  phy·sa·lia  va·sal 
 
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