inguinal

adj

inguinal

adj

/ˈɪŋɡwɪnəl/

Etymology From Latin inguinālis, from inguen.

1

Of or pertaining to the groin.

  • Massage, particularly inguinal, was frequently resorted to by the ancients as an indeucement to potency.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 149:
Synonyms
crotchal, groinal
Derived terms
abdominal inguinal ring, cruroinguinal, extrainguinal, genitoinguinal, infrainguinal, inguinal canal, inguinal ligament, subinguinal, suprainguinal, ventro-inguinal, ventroinguinal
Related terms
inguen

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