National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Inguinal Canal
Synonyms

Inguinal Canal

Definitions

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.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C93029

code

C93029

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.

FULL_SYN

Inguinal Canal

label

Inguinal Canal

Preferred_Name

Inguinal Canal

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C93029

Semantic_Type

Body Location or Region

UMLS_CUI

C0021445

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12680

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