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Definition: Inguinal |
InguinalAdjective1. Of or relating to or near the groin. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "inguinal" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references) |
Etymology: Inguinal \In"gui*nal\, adjective. [Latin expression inguinalis, from inguen, inguinis, the groin: compare to the French expression inguinal.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Pertaining to the inguen, or groin. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Inguinal |
| English words defined with "inguinal": Abdominal ring ♦ Bubonocele ♦ inguinal hernia ♦ ligamentum teres uteri ♦ round ligament of the uterus ♦ Ventro-inguinal. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "inguinal": Round Ligament. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Inguinal" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Danish (inguinal), French (inguinal), German (inguinal), Portuguese (inguinal), Spanish (inguinal). |
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 | Inguinal lymph nodes enlarged due to filariasis. Credit: CDC. |  | The differential diagnosis proved to be chancroid, caused by Haemophilus ducreyi, and not syphilis. Chancroid can cause genital ulcers and/or inguinal buboes in the groin area. Credit: CDC. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | An inguinal hernia occurs in the groin (the area between the abdomen and thigh). (references) | |
Obesity, pregnancy, heavy lifting, and straining to pass stool can cause the intestine to push against the inguinal canal. (references) | ||
The main treatment for inguinal hernia is surgery to repair the opening in the muscle wall. This surgery is called herniorrhaphy. (references) | ||
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| "Inguinal" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Inguinal" is used about 27 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 27 | 66,962 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "inguinal": inguinal canal ♦ Inguinal Hernia ♦ inguinal orchiectomy ♦ inguinal region ♦ Inguinal ring. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "inguinal": Ventro-inguinal. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "inguinal"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i ijës. (various references) | |
Arabic | أربيي ذو علا قة بالأربية. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | ингвинален. (various references) | |
Chinese | 腹股沟. (various references) | |
Czech | tříslový. (various references) | |
Danish | ingvinal, inguinalis, inguinal, lyske-. (various references) | |
Dutch | inguinaal. (various references) | |
Finnish | nivustyrä (inguinal bend), nivustaive (inguinal bend). (various references) | |
French | inguinal. (various references) | |
German | Leisten (last, accomplish, achieve, groins, ledges, perform, render), inguinal. (various references) | |
Greek | βουβωνικόσ (bubonic), βουβωνικός. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מפשעי. (various references) | |
Hungarian | lágyéktáji. (various references) | |
Italian | inguinale. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | inguinalay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | inguinal. (various references) | |
Romanian | inghinal. (various references) | |
Russian | паховый, паховой, ингвинальный. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | ingvinalni, preponski. (various references) | |
Spanish | inguinal. (various references) | |
Swedish | ljumsk-. (various references) | |
Turkish | kasık (groin, pubic), kasığa ait. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | паховий. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Inguinal" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: iguinal. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "inguinal" (pronounced 'In"gui*nal'): Abactinal, Abhominal, Actinal, Adnominal, Adrenal, Affinal, Agminal, Altitudinal, Amblygonal, Ammonal, Anal, Annal, Antennal, Aptitudinal, Archidiaconal, Arsenal, Asternal, Attitudinal, Autumnal, Binal, Binominal, Buccinal, Cacuminal, Caninal, Carnal, Cerebro-spinal, Circinal, Clinodiagonal, Coeternal, Communal, Concubinal, Consuetudinal, Conterminal, Crinal, Crumenal, Culminal, Decagonal, Decanal, Fidicinal, final, fraternal, Gastroduodenal, gastrointestinal, Geanticlinal, Geminal, Geosynclinal, hexagonal, hibernal, hymnal, Infraspinal. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-i-i-l-n-n-u" | |
-1 letter: alining, nailing. | |
-2 letters: ailing, anilin, annuli, guanin, inulin, lignin, lingua, lining, lungan, nilgai, nilgau, unnail. | |
-3 letters: algin, align, annul, liang, ligan, linga, linin, lungi. | |
-4 letters: agin, anil, gain, gaun, glia, guan, iglu, ilia, inia, lain, lang, ling, linn, luna, lung, nail, ulan, ulna, unai. | |
-5 letters: ail, ain, ani, gal, gan, gin, gnu, gul, gun, inn. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-i-i-l-n-n-u" | |
+1 letter: anilingus, unfailing, unnailing. | |
+2 letters: agglutinin, insulating, unavailing, ungainlier, unilingual, unoriginal, unplaiting. | |
+3 letters: agglutinins, aluminizing, anilinguses, annualizing, antifouling, culminating, fulminating, inculcating, inculpating, inoculating, languishing, unfailingly, ungainliest, vulcanising, vulcanizing. | |
+4 letters: antiglobulin, calumniating, disannulling, faultfinding, fluorinating, illuminating, infibulating, inosculating, insufflating, journalizing, longitudinal, manipulating, naturalising, naturalizing, neutralising, neutralizing, obnubilating, sanguinarily, sensualizing, unavailingly, ungainliness, unimaginable, unimaginably, urinogenital. | |
+5 letters: agglutinating, agglutination, antiglobulins, antismuggling, communalizing, faultfindings, hallucinating, hemagglutinin, infuriatingly, insinuatingly, isoagglutinin, languishingly, linguistician, masculinising, masculinizing, reinoculating, singularizing, tranquilizing, triangulating, triangulation, unapologizing, uncomplaining, undeviatingly. | |
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