Definition of inguinal ring. Meaning of inguinal ring. Synonyms of inguinal ring

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Definition of inguinal ring

Inguinal ring
Inguinal In"gui*nal, a. [L. inguinalis, fr. inguen, inguinis, the groin: cf. F. inguinal.] (Astron. & Med.) Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the inguen or groin; as, an inguinal canal or ligament; inguinal hernia. Inguinal ring. See Abdominal ring, under Abdominal.
inguinal ring
Abdominal Ab*dom"i*nal, a. [Cf. F. abdominal.] 1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the abdominal regions, muscles, cavity. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having abdominal fins; belonging to the Abdominales; as, abdominal fishes. Abdominal ring (Anat.), a fancied ringlike opening on each side of the abdomen, external and superior to the pubes; -- called also inguinal ring.

Meaning of inguinal ring from wikipedia

- inguinal ring (internal or deep abdominal ring, abdominal inguinal ring, internal inguinal ring, annulus abdominalis) is the entrance to the inguinal...
- An inguinal hernia or groin hernia is a hernia (protrusion) of abdominal cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms, which may include pain or...
- The superficial inguinal ring is bounded below by the crest of the pubis; on either side by the margins of the opening in the aponeurosis, which are called...
- Indirect inguinal hernia, a hernia that results from the failure of the embryonic internal inguinal ring after the **** has p****ed through it Inguinal ligament...
- iliac spine. It forms the base of the inguinal canal through which an indirect inguinal hernia may develop. The inguinal ligament runs from the anterior superior...
- from the lacunar ligament and the inferior crus of the subcutaneous inguinal ring. It p****es medialward behind the ****tic cord, and expands into a...
- superficial inguinal ring, to the linea alba; they diverge as they ascend, and form a thin triangular fibrous band which is called the reflected inguinal ligament...
- ilioinguinal nerve does not p**** through the deep inguinal ring, and thus only travels through part of the inguinal canal. It mediates the cremasteric reflex...
- forward; the inferior crus of the subcutaneous inguinal ring (external abdominal ring), and the inguinal ligament (Poupart's ligament) are attached to...
- pubic crest and the pectineal line immediately behind the superficial inguinal ring. It is usually conjoint with the tendon of the internal oblique muscle...