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inguinal

/ˈɪŋɡwɪnəl/

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What does inguinal mean?

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the groin.

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/ˈɪŋɡwɪnəl/

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Is the escape of some portion of the viscera through an abnormal opening and takes its particular name from the locality in which the protrusion occurs, although the inguinal is the most common form.
Chas. A. (Charles Alfred) TyrrellThe Royal Road to Health; Or, the Secret of Health Without DrugsProject Gutenberg ebook #3453
The skin of the penis and scrotum, and the tissue from the pubes and inguinal region were torn from the body.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747
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In yearling colts the testicular cord is sometimes short, and the testicle is situated high up in the scrotum and inguinal canal.
Robert Alexander CraigCommon Diseases of Farm AnimalsProject Gutenberg ebook #8502
I was led to this as a probable conclusion, by the additional mammae being generally placed symmetrically on the breast; and more especially from one case, in which a single efficient mamma occurred in the inguinal region of a woman, the daughter of another woman with supernumerary mammae.
Charles DarwinThe Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexProject Gutenberg ebook #2300