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inguinal

[ ing-gwuh-nl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or situated in the groin.


inguinal

/ ˈɪŋɡwɪnəl /

adjective

  1. anatomy of or relating to the groin


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Word History and Origins

Origin of inguinal1

1675–85; < Latin inguinālis of the groin, equivalent to inguin- (stem of inguen ) swelling in the groin, groin (cognate with Greek adḗn gland; adenoid ) + -ālis -al 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of inguinal1

C17: from Latin inguinālis, from inguen groin

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Example Sentences

Turns out the fungi in our inguinal crease are not the same ones on our heel pad or behind our ear.

This is then suspended from a button on the trousers so that the bottle rests against the skin of the inguinal region.

One of these is the liability to inguinal hernia, or rupture, which leads to much suffering and frequent death in man.

In consequence of the irritation, the inguinal glands are enlarged.

This is an error; it was an ovary occupying the sac of an inguinal hernia.

In such cases a truss, on the principle of those employed for inguinal hernia, is more satisfactory than a belt.

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