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
• Syn: ↑inguinal canal
• Hypernyms: ↑duct, ↑epithelial duct, ↑canal, ↑channel
Useful english dictionary. 2012.