birth canalnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɜːθ kəˌnæl/us/ˈbɝːθ kəˌnæl/specializedthe part of the female body, starting from the uterus, that a baby travels through in order to be born naturally
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Sexual & reproductive organs
- amnion
- cervical
- corpus luteum
- descendens
- endometrial
- endometrium
- G-spot
- genitals
- gonad
- groin
- mons Veneris
- ovary
- oviduct
- ovule
- perineal
- perineum
- phallus
- pudendal
- pudendum
- testicle
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- It often is called the birth canal because the baby must pass through it on its way from the womb to the external world.