The Collaborative International Dictionary
inguinal ring
Abdominal \Ab*dom"i*nal\, a. [Cf. F. abdominal.]
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the abdominal regions, muscles, cavity.
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(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.
Usage examples of "inguinal ring".
I was acutely aware of each movement, each breath, the tug and pull of the catgut sutures as I tightened the inguinal ring, but my hands did not belong to me.
The bright metal suggested the wink of instruments and gave Crawford a distinct twinge in the area of his inguinal ring.