Meanings
nouncentral canal (plural central canals)
plural central canals
- anatomyA minute canal running through the gray matter of the whole length of the spinal cord and continuous anteriorly with the ventricles of the brain.
Synonyms: ependymal canal
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA minute canal running through the gray matter of the whole length of the spinal cord and continuous anteriorly with the ventricles of the brain.
Similar
ependymal canal
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 中央管
- 中央管 (zhōngyāng guǎn)canal through the gray matter of the spinal cord
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