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inguen, the groin

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

inguen , inguinis, n.: the groin, 10.589.

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inguinum Noun: neuter genitive plural of inguen

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inguen, inis, n. (also late Lat. inguĭna, ae, f., Isid. 4, 6, 19), the front part of the body between the hips.
  • I Lit.
    • A The groin.— Sing., Cels. 7, 20: lentum destillat ab inguine virus, Verg. G. 3, 281; more freq. plur.: candida succincta inguina (Scylla), id. E. 6, 75: ventrem atque inguina hausit, Liv. 7, 10, 10; Cels. 3, 5 al.—
    • B The privy members, Ov. F. 2, 346; Hor. S. 1, 2, 26; 116; Juv. 6, 370 al.—
    • C A swelling in the groin, Lucil. ap. Fest. p. 360 Müll.; Cels. 3, 5; also a swelling on the knee, Fronto ad Marc. Caes. 5, ep. 44 Mai.—
    • D The abdomen: legenti suffodit inguina, Suet. Dom. 17; Stat. Th. 6, 900. —
  • II Transf., of plants, the place where a branch is joined to the stem, Plin. 16, 36, 65, § 163; 17, 21, 35, § 153.

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