"birth canal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: birth canals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} birth canal (plural birth canals)
  1. (anatomy) The combined vagina and cervix, when the cervix dilates during birth to form a continuous tube with the vagina. Wikipedia link: birth canal Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (combined vagina and cervix during birth): 產道 (Chinese Mandarin), 产道 (chǎndào) (Chinese Mandarin), geboortekanaal [neuter] (Dutch), sünnitusteed (Estonian), synnytyskanava (Finnish), canal de naissance [masculine] (French), Geburtskanal [masculine] (German), γεννητικός σωλήνας (gennitikós solínas) [masculine] (Greek), γεννητικό κανάλι (gennitikó kanáli) [neuter] (Greek), szülőcsatorna (Hungarian), 産道 (sandō) (Japanese), родовы́е пути́ (rodovýje putí) [masculine, plural] (Russian), canal de parto (Spanish), பிறப்புப் பாதை (piṟappup pātai) (Tamil), sảnđạo (Vietnamese)

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