Body Location or Region
inguinal canal
in·gui·nal ca·nal
Subclass of:
Abdomen
Definitions related to inguinal canal:
  • The oblique anatomic tunnel in the anterior lower abdomen. In males it conveys the spermatic cord structures and is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum; in females it conveys the round ligament.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The tunnel in the lower anterior ABDOMINAL WALL through which the SPERMATIC CORD, in the male; ROUND LIGAMENT, in the female; nerves; and vessels pass. Its internal end is at the deep inguinal ring and its external end is at the superficial inguinal ring.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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