(n)oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus, Syn.canalis inguinalis
a. [ L. inguinalis, fr. inguen, inguinis, the groin: cf. F. inguinal. ] (Astron. & Med.) Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the inguen or groin; as, an inguinal canal or ligament; inguinal hernia. [ 1913 Webster ]
Inguinal ring. See Abdominal ring, under Abdominal. [ 1913 Webster ]