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Inguinal Canal

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-014332

The oblique anatomic tunnel in the anterior lower abdomen. In males it conveys the spermatic cord structures and is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum; in females it conveys the round ligament.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-014332
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014332",
  "term": "Inguinal Canal",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The oblique anatomic tunnel in the anterior lower abdomen. In males it conveys the spermatic cord structures and is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum; in females it conveys the round ligament.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/inguinal-canal/"
}

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