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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
oblique 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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: canalis inguinalis
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Broader terms: duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
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