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Descriptor English: Groin
Descriptor Spanish: Ingle
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: 81
History Note: 81
DeCS ID: 6269
Unique ID: D006119
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1981/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/04/02
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
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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