femoral canal

noun

The medial and smallest compartment, conical in shape, of the three compartments of the femoral sheath.

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Meanings

nounfemoral canal (plural femoral canals)

plural femoral canals

  1. anatomyThe medial and smallest compartment, conical in shape, of the three compartments of the femoral sheath.
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