birth canal

noun

The combined vagina and cervix, when the cervix dilates during birth to form a continuous tube with the vagina.

Meanings

nounbirth canal (plural birth canals)

plural birth canals

  1. euphemisticsometimesanatomyThe combined vagina and cervix, when the cervix dilates during birth to form a continuous tube with the vagina.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 產道 /产道
  • 產道 /产道 (chǎndào)combined vagina and cervix during birth
Dutch geboortekanaal
  • geboortekanaalcombined vagina and cervix during birth
Estonian sünnitusteed
  • sünnitusteedcombined vagina and cervix during birth
Finnish synnytyskanava
  • synnytyskanavacombined vagina and cervix during birth
French canal de naissance
  • canal de naissancecombined vagina and cervix during birth
German Geburtskanal
  • Geburtskanalcombined vagina and cervix during birth
Greek γεννητικός σωλήνας, γεννητικό κανάλι
  • γεννητικός σωλήνας (gennitikós solínas)combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • γεννητικό κανάλι (gennitikó kanáli)combined vagina and cervix during birth
Hungarian szülőcsatorna
  • szülőcsatornacombined vagina and cervix during birth
Japanese 産道
  • 産道 (sandō)combined vagina and cervix during birth
Russian родовы́е пути́
  • родовы́е пути́ (rodovýje putí)combined vagina and cervix during birth
Spanish canal de parto, conducto uterino
  • canal de partocombined vagina and cervix during birth
  • conducto uterinocombined vagina and cervix during birth
Swahili mfereji wa uzazi
  • mfereji wa uzazicombined vagina and cervix during birth
Tamil பிறப்புப் பாதை
  • பிறப்புப் பாதை (piṟappup pātai)combined vagina and cervix during birth
Vietnamese sảnđạo
  • sảnđạocombined vagina and cervix during birth
Cite this entry
APA

birth canal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birth%20canal

MLA

“birth canal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birth%20canal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birth canal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birth%20canal.

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