Dūct,, n.

n. [Lat. ductus, a leading, conducting, conduit, from ducere, to lead.]

1. Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed; especially, (a.) One of the vessels of an animal body by which the products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their destination. (b.) A tubular vessel in a plant, through which the sap or juices pass.
2. Guidance; direction. [Obs.] Hammond.