Definition of Canalis cervicis uteri

1. Noun. A spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina.

Exact synonyms: Cervical Canal
Generic synonyms: Canal, Channel, Duct, Epithelial Duct

Medical Definition of Canalis cervicis uteri

1. A fusiform canal extending from the isthmus of the uterus to the opening of the uterus into the vagina. Synonym: canalis cervicis uteri. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canalis Cervicis Uteri

canaliculus cochleae
canaliculus innominatus
canaliculus lacrimalis
canaliculus mastoideus
canaliculus reuniens
canaliculus tympanicus
canaliferous
canaliform
canaling
canalis
canalis adductorius
canalis analis
canalis caroticus
canalis carpi
canalis centralis medullae spinalis
canalis condylaris
canalis femoralis
canalis gastrici
canalis gastricus
canalis hyaloideus
canalis hypoglossalis
canalis incisivus
canalis infraorbitalis
canalis mandibulae
canalis musculotubarius
canalis nasolacrimalis
canalis nervi facialis
canalis nervi petrosi superficialis minoris

Literary usage of Canalis cervicis uteri

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Textbook of Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1905)
"The cavity of the cervix, or cervical canal (canalis cervicis uteri), extends from the internal os uteri, where it joins the cavity of the body, ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1910)
"The cavity of the cervix (canalis cervicis uteri) (Fig. 1164) extends from the internal os uteri to the external os uteri. It is somewhat fusiform, ..."

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