inguinal canal

noun

One of the two passages in the anterior abdominal wall which conveys the spermatic cord in male bodies and the round ligament in female bodies.

Similar
canalis inguinalis
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Meanings

nouninguinal canal (plural inguinal canals)

plural inguinal canals

  1. One of the two passages in the anterior abdominal wall which conveys the spermatic cord in male bodies and the round ligament in female bodies.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounoblique 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

Similar
canalis inguinalis
Broader
ductepithelial ductcanal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 腹股溝管 /腹股沟管
  • 腹股溝管 /腹股沟管 (fùgǔgōuguǎn)one of the two passages in the anterior abdominal wall
Finnish nivuskanava
  • nivuskanavaone of the two passages in the anterior abdominal wall
French canal inguinal
  • canal inguinalone of the two passages in the anterior abdominal wall
Hungarian lágyékcsatorna
  • lágyékcsatornaone of the two passages in the anterior abdominal wall
Japanese 鼠蹊管
  • 鼠蹊管 (sokeikan)one of the two passages in the anterior abdominal wall
Ukrainian паховий канал, пахвинний панал
  • паховий канал (paxovyj kanal)one of the two passages in the anterior abdominal wall
  • пахвинний панал (paxvynnyj panal)one of the two passages in the anterior abdominal wall
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APA

inguinal canal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inguinal%20canal

MLA

“inguinal canal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inguinal%20canal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inguinal canal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inguinal%20canal.

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