birth canal

American  

noun

1. the passage through which the young of mammals pass during birth, formed by the cervix, vagina, and vulva.

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Example Sentences

And the reason is that if you’re not, you have an 85 percent chance of getting hepatitis B, passing through a birth canal that has the virus in it.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2025

When my kids were born, I’m sitting there with the boombox and “A Love Supreme” on for as soon as they come out of the birth canal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

An autopsy confirmed that the fetus died in utero before passing through the birth canal and identified “no recent injuries.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023

This was thought to be the result of an evolutionary compromise so babies' heads could fit through their mother's birth canal, which would require them to further develop outside of the womb.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

Forty weeks later, six trillion cells get crushed in the vise of our mothers birth canal and we howl.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr