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INGUINAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or near the groin

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

inguen (the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals)

Derivation:

inguen (the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals)

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 Context examples: 

One of two (deep circumflex and superficial circumflex) iliac arteries that supply the lower abdomen, inguinal lymph nodes, sartorius, and tensor fasciae latae.

(Circumflex Iliac Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

An artery arising from the common femoral artery just below the inguinal ligament running close to the femur and ending in the lower third of the thigh with branches supplying the thigh muscles.

(Deep Femoral Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

An artery arising from the external iliac artery at the inguinal ligament which bifurcates forming the deep and superficial femoral arteries.

(Common Femoral Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

For cervical cancer, it refers to cancer with distant metastases, including peritoneal involvement, involvement of the supraclavicular or mediastinal lymph nodes, and metastases to the lung, bone, or liver; for endometrial cancer, it refers to cancer with distant metastases, including metastases to the inguinal lymph nodes, intraperitoneal involvement, or metastases to the lung, bone, or liver.

(FIGO Stage IVB, NCI Thesaurus)