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canal

noun ca·nal \kə-ˈnal\

Medical Definition of CANAL

:  a tubular anatomical passage or channel :  duct—see alimentary canal, haversian canal, inguinal canal

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45 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. canal (noun)
  2. canal of Schlemm (noun)
  3. Alcock's canal (noun)
  4. alimentary canal (noun)
  5. anal canal (noun)
  6. atrioventricular canal (noun)
  7. auditory canal (noun)
  8. birth canal (noun)
  9. carotid canal (noun)
  10. central canal (noun)
  11. cervical canal (noun)
  12. cochlear canal (noun)
  13. external auditory canal (noun)
  14. facial canal (noun)
  15. fallopian canal (noun)
  16. femoral canal (noun)
  17. haversian canal (noun)
  18. Hunter's canal (noun)
  19. incisive canal (noun)
  20. inferior alveolar canal (noun)
  21. inguinal canal (noun)
  22. internal auditory canal (noun)
  23. lacrimal canal (noun)
  24. Laurer's canal (noun)
  25. mandibular canal (noun)
  26. medullary canal (noun)
  27. membranous semicircular canal (noun)
  28. nerve canal (noun)
  29. neural canal (noun)
  30. obturator canal (noun)
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