Herman T., Danish anatomist and surgeon, 1785-1827. Gartner canal - a rudimentary vestige of the mesonephric duct in the female into which the tubules of the epoöphoron open. Synonym(s): Gartner duct; longitudinal duct of epoöphoronGartner cyst - a cyst of the principal duct in the vestigial structures of the paroöphoron in the cervix or anterolateral vaginal wall.Gartner duct - Synonym(s): Gartner canal