tract

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tract

n. area of land or water; pamphlet promoting an opinion on an issue (esp. religious or political); group of internal organs that function together (Anatomy); bundle of nerve fibers forming a pathway in the body (Anatomy)

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Tract

Tract may refer to:

Land lot, a section of land
Census tract, a geographic region defined for the purpose of taking a census
Tract (literature), a short written work, usually of a political or religious nature
Tract (liturgy), a component of Roman Catholic liturgy
Neural tract, a bundle of fibers that connects different parts of the central nervous system - analogous to a nerve in the peripheral nervous system
A collection of related anatomic structures, such as:
- Gastrointestinal tract
- Genitourinary tract
- Reproductive tract
- A grouping of feathers, e.g. primaries, auriculars, scapulars

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tract

Noun
1. an extended area of land
(synonym) piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(hyponym) baseball diamond, diamond, infield
2. a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
(hypernym) system
(hyponym) respiratory tract
3. a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet
(synonym) pamphlet
(hypernym) treatise
4. a bundle of mylenated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
(synonym) nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway
(hypernym) white matter, substantia alba
(hyponym) peduncle, cerebral peduncle

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tract

nm. leaflet, tract, tractate, placard

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tract

n. ústrojí; trakt