Word Study
inguinal
CIDE DICTIONARY
inguinal, a. [L. inguinalis, fr. inguen, inguinis, the groin: cf. F. inguinal.].
Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the inguen or groin; as, an inguinal canal or ligament; inguinal hernia. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
inguinal, adj. of the groin.
Derivative
inguinally adv.
Etymology
L inguinalis f. inguen -inis groin
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