birth canal
noun
: the channel formed by the cervix, vagina, and vulva through which the fetus passes during birth
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Her daughter got stuck in the birth canal for one minute and 40 seconds.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 June 2025
In the delivery process, this in-between state is referred to as the transition phase, marking the beginning of the fetus’s expulsion from the womb and descent into the birth canal.
—Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Pure, innocent, out of the birth canal Marty Short.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Then there were the mechanics of swapping out the silicone baby, the one that gets manipulated through the birth canal, for a robotic baby that could show signs of life.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 June 2025
In the delivery process, this in-between state is referred to as the transition phase, marking the beginning of the fetus’s expulsion from the womb and descent into the birth canal.
—Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Pure, innocent, out of the birth canal Marty Short.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Then there were the mechanics of swapping out the silicone baby, the one that gets manipulated through the birth canal, for a robotic baby that could show signs of life.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for birth canal
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“Birth canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20canal. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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