DeCS

Descriptor English:

Groin

Descriptor Spanish:

Ingle

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	ingle
Scope note:	Región externa de unión entre la parte baja del abdomen y el muslo.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Virilha

Descriptor French:

Aine

Entry term(s):

Groins

Tree number(s):

A01.923.047.365

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006119

Scope note:

The external junctural region between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh.

Annotation:

external only: do not confuse with INGUINAL CANAL, internal only; NIM when merely locational

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
GD growth & development
IN injuries
IR innervation
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
VI virology

Previous Indexing:

Inguinal Canal (1966-1980)

Public MeSH Note:

History Note:

DeCS ID:

6269

Unique ID:

D006119

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1981/01/01

Date of Entry:

1980/04/02

Revision Date:

2011/06/24

ANATOMY

Abdomen [A01.923.047]

Abdomen

Abdominal Cavity [A01.923.047.025]

Abdominal Cavity

Abdominal Wall [A01.923.047.050]

Abdominal Wall

Groin [A01.923.047.365]

Groin

Inguinal Canal [A01.923.047.412]

Inguinal Canal

Umbilicus [A01.923.047.849]

Umbilicus

Groin - Preferred

Concept UI	M0009642
Scope note	The external junctural region between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh.
Preferred term	Groin
Entry term(s)	Groins

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