Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inguinal canal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: in-guinal -canal
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

inguinal canals (plural)

Synonyms

canalis inguinalis

Questions

What does inguinal canal mean?: 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.

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