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the body's worst place to get hit and the worst pull to admit.
means The area where the abdomen meets the thigh, on either side of the body, near the genitals — and, by extension, the genital region itself.
from From Middle English 'grynde,' meaning a depression or hollow, ultimately from Old English 'grynde' (an abyss or hollow place). The modern spelling with 'oi' likely arose by confusion with 'loin,' its near-neighbor both on the body and in the dictionary — so the word for the body's tender crease is itself the product of a slip.
- architecture too
- named for arched vaults where ceilings cross
- hidden network
- home to dozens of lymph nodes filtering quietly
- athlete's curse
- pulled adductors sideline more sprinters than glory
- word roots
- likely from Old English for abyss or hollow
groin strain — most common soccer injury affecting adductors and hip flexors, accounting for 5-10% of all athletic injuries
inguinal hernia — protrusion of tissue through weak spot in abdominal muscles, affects 27% of men in their lifetime
groin vault — architectural feature where two barrel vaults intersect, seen in roman pantheon and medieval cathedrals