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inguinal canal vs canal

canal vs inguinal canal

inguinal canal and canal both are nouns.

inguinal canal is not a verb while canal is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inguinal canal Yes No No No
canal Yes No Yes No
As nouns, canal is a hypernym of inguinal canal; that is, canal is a word with a broader meaning than inguinal canal:
  • inguinal canal: 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
  • canal: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other hypernyms of inguinal canal include channel, duct, epithelial duct.
inguinal canal (noun) canal (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 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)
provide (a city) with a canal
Difference between inguinal canal and canal

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