GROIN

Groin

In human anatomy, the groin areas are the two creases at the junction of the torso with the legs, on either side of the pubic area. This is also known as the medial compartment of the thigh. A pulled groin muscle usually refers to a painful injury sustained by straining the hip adductor muscles. These hip adductor muscles that make up the groin consist of the adductor brevis, adductor longus, adductor magnus, gracilis, and pectineus. These groin muscles adduct the thigh . The groin is innervated by the obturator nerve, with two exceptions: the pectineus muscle is innervated by the femoral nerve, and the hamstring portion of adductor magnus is innervated by the ...

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groin

Noun

  1. The fold or depression of the human body that separates the trunk from the legs.
  2. The area adjoining this fold or depression.
    He pulled a muscle in his groin.
  3. The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults
  4. The genitals.
    He got kicked in the groin and was writhing in pain.
  5. The surface formed by two such vaults.
  6. A structure projecting from a beach to change the pattern of erosion.

Verb

  1. To deliver a blow to the genitals.
    In the scrum he somehow got groined.
    She groined him and ran to the car.
  2. To build with groins.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To grunt; to growl; to snarl; to murmur.


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