passage vs birth canal

birth canal vs passage

passage and birth canal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
passage	Yes	No	No	No
birth canal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, birth canal is a hyponym of passage; that is, birth canal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than passage:

passage: a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
birth canal: a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth

Other hyponyms of passage include meatus, opening, orifice, porta, canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct, sinusoid, carpal tunnel, root canal, esophagus, gorge, gullet, oesophagus, epicardia, fauces, fistula, sinus, shunt.

passage (noun)	birth canal (noun)
a journey usually by ship	a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth
the passing of a law by a legislative body
the act of passing something to another person
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
a way through or along which someone or something may pass
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
a short section of a musical composition
the motion of one object relative to another

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