| Definition of 'inguinal canal' |
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1. (noun) inguinal canal, canalis inguinalis
oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus
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| Definition of 'inguinal canal' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. inguinal canal
The tunnel in the lower anterior ABDOMINAL WALL through which the SPERMATIC CORD, in the male; ROUND LIGAMENT, in the female; nerves; and vessels pass. Its internal end is at the deep inguinal ring and its external end is at the superficial inguinal ring.
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