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inguinal
Referring to, relating to, or located in the groin.
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inguinal (ING gwuh nuhl) (adjective)
Relating to the groin and referring to the entire lower area of the abdomen which is part of the ventral cavity.

The groin is the crease or hollow at the junction (joining place) of the inner part of each thigh with the trunk, together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals.

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Word Entries containing the term: “inguinal
abdominal inguinal ring (s) (noun), abdominal inguinal rings (pl)
The internal and upper opening of the inguinal (groin) canal, bounded inferiorly by the inguinal (groin) ligament, medially by the inferior epigastric vessels, and above and laterally by the lower free border of the transversus abdominis muscle which is the broad, flat muscle of the abdomen: When Tim went to his doctor for a check-up, the abdominal inguinal ring was also examined.
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inguinal bubo
A bubo in the region of the groin.
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inguinal hernia
1. Hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males.
2. A common type of hernia in which a loop of the intestine protrudes directly through a weak area of the abdominal wall in the groin region.
3. The abnormal passage of an internal abdominal organ or structure through the inguinal canal.
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inguinal region, regio inguinalis
The topographical area of the inferior abdomen related to the inguinal canal, lateral to the pubic region (lower central region of the abdomen below the umbilical region).
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ventro-inguinal, ventro inguinal
Referring both to the abdomen and groin, or to the abdomen and inguinal canal; as, ventro-inguinal hernia.
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