Phrase guide

birth canal

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, sometimes

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: passage, passageway

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 產道 /产道 (chǎndào) — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • Dutch: geboortekanaal — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • Estonian: sünnitusteed — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • Finnish: synnytyskanava — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • French: canal de naissance — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • German: Geburtskanal — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • Greek: γεννητικός σωλήνας (gennitikós solínas) — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • Greek: γεννητικό κανάλι (gennitikó kanáli) — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • Hungarian: szülőcsatorna — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • Japanese: 産道 (sandō) — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • Russian: родовы́е пути́ (rodovýje putí) — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • Spanish: canal de parto — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • Spanish: conducto uterino — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • Swahili: mfereji wa uzazi — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • Tamil: பிறப்புப் பாதை (piṟappup pātai) — combined vagina and cervix during birth
  • Vietnamese: sảnđạo — combined vagina and cervix during birth