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nouna protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing awaytype of:
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nounthe crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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nouna curved edge formed by two intersecting vaultstype of:
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verbbuild with groins
Definition that contains groin
- groin build with groins
- loins the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen
- inguinal of or relating to or near the groin
- lymphopathia venereum infectious disease caused by a species of chlamydia bacterium; transmitted by sexual contact; characterized by genital lesions and swelling of lymph nodes in the groin
- eczema marginatum fungal infection of the groin (most common in men)
- tinea cruris fungal infection of the groin (most common in men)
- granuloma venereum a venereal disease caused by a bacterium of the genus Calymmatobacterium; characterized by a pimply rash of the skin in the genital and groin region
- long saphenous vein the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein
- pestis bubonica the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person
- femoral pulse pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin)