central canal

English

Noun

central canal (plural central canals)

(neuroanatomy) A minute canal running through the gray matter of the whole length of the spinal cord and continuous anteriorly with the ventricles of the brain.
Synonym: ependymal canal

Translations

canal through the gray matter of the spinal cord

Chinese:
Mandarin: 中央管 (zhōngyāng guǎn)

References

“central canal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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