GROIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does groin mean? 

• GROIN (noun)
  The noun GROIN has 3 senses:

1. the 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

2. a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults

3. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

  Familiarity information: GROIN used as a noun is uncommon.

• GROIN (verb)
  The verb GROIN has 1 sense:

1. build with groins

  Familiarity information: GROIN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GROIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The 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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

groin; inguen

Hypernyms ("groin" is a kind of...):

area; region (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve)

Holonyms ("groin" is a part of...):

loins (the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("groin" is a kind of...):

edge (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

breakwater; bulwark; groin; groyne; jetty; mole; seawall

Hypernyms ("groin" is a kind of...):

barrier (a structure or object that impedes free movement)

• GROIN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Build with groins

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

The ceiling was groined

Hypernyms (to "groin" is one way to...):

build; construct; make (make by combining materials and parts)

Domain category:

building; construction (the act of constructing something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

Monitors placed on the skin near major arteries in the arm, neck and groin can detect this condition, which indicates increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

(Too Much Salt? Unhealthy Blood Vessels Changes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

An operation in which the testicle is removed through an incision in the groin.

(Inguinal orchiectomy, NCI Dictionary)

Sometimes lymph nodes in the groin area are also removed.

(Modified radical vulvectomy, NCI Dictionary)

For a SubstanceAdministration, targetAnatomicSiteCode = coronary artery, approachAnatomicSiteCode = groin, routeOfAdministrationCode = intra-arterial.

(Performed Substance Administration, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

It is characterized by the development of yellow-brown keratotic skin papules in the neck, ears, forehead, chest, back and groin.

(Darier Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Catheters are put into an artery in the groin that leads directly to the liver, and drugs are given through the catheters.

(Hepatic arterial infusion, NCI Dictionary)

Symptoms include: • Painless swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, or groin • Fever and chills • Night sweats • Weight loss • Loss of appetite • Itchy skin

(Hodgkin Disease, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Your abdomen extends from below your chest to your groin.

(Abdominal Pain, NIH)

Inflammation of the apocrine sweat glands, characterized by redness, itching, pain or swelling of the sweat glands, usually in the axillae or groin.

(Hidradenitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms include pain in the hip or groin, bruising and swelling in and around the hip area.

(Hip Fracture, NCI Thesaurus)