central canal

central canal

English

Noun

central canal (plural central canals)

1. (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.