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canalis inguinalis

DEFINITIONS OF: canalis inguinalis

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n 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

Synonyms:
inguinal canal
Type of:
canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
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