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canalis inguinalis (n)
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
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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 cor
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The canalis inguinalis, or inguinal canal, is a passage in the abdominal wall.
Inguinal hernias occur when abdominal contents protrude through the canalis inguinalis.
Surgeons repair inguinal hernias by reinforcing the weakened tissues around the canalis inguinalis.
The canalis inguinalis contains structures such as the spermatic cord in males and the round ligament in females.
