birth canal

noun

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

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Medicine definitions for birth canal

birth canal

n.

The passage through which the fetus is expelled during parturition, leading from the uterus through the cervix, vagina, and vulva.parturient canal

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