Of or pertaining to the groin.

(anatomy) Pertaining to both the abdomen and the groin, or to the abdomen and inguinal canal.

One of the two passages in the anterior abdominal wall which in men convey the spermatic cord and in women the round ligament.

plural of inguinal canal

(anatomy) A ligament in the groin that extends from the anterior superior iliac spine to the pubic tubercle and is formed by the aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle of the abdomen.

(anatomy) The upper opening of the inguinal canal.

plural of abdominal inguinal ring

A bacterial disease caused by Klebsiella granulomatis characterized by ulcerative genital lesions, endemic in many less developed regions.