Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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inguinal canal | Yes | No | No | No |
canal | Yes | No | Yes | No |
inguinal canal (noun) | canal (noun) |
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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 cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus | long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation |
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance | |
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion |
inguinal canal (verb) | canal (verb) |
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provide (a city) with a canal |