inguinal
[ing-gwuh-nl]
- of, relating to, or situated in the groin.
Origin of inguinal
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Contemporary Examples
Turns out the fungi in our inguinal crease are not the same ones on our heel pad or behind our ear.
Historical Examples
In consequence of the irritation, the inguinal glands are enlarged.
Essentials of Diseases of the SkinHenry Weightman Stelwagon
The findings were local reaction, inguinal buboes, and typical spleen.
PlagueThomas Wright Jackson
One pair is inguinal and two pairs are on the posterior part of the abdomen.
American WeaselsE. Raymond Hall
This is an error; it was an ovary occupying the sac of an inguinal hernia.
No fold across the throat or along the side; no femoral or inguinal pores.
Reptiles and BirdsLouis Figuier
inguinal
- anatomy of or relating to the groin
Word Origin
C17: from Latin inguinālis, from inguen groin
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Word Origin and History for inguinal
adj.
1680s, from Latin inguinalis "of the groin," from inguen (genitive inguinis) "groin," from PIE *engw- "groin, internal organ" (cf. Greek aden "gland").
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inguinal
(ĭng′gwə-nəl)
- Of or located in the groin.
- Relating to the left or right inguinal region of the abdomen.
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