(n.) The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen.
(n.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit.
(n.) The surface formed by two such vaults.
(n.) A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle.
(v. t.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins.
Example Sentences:
(1) In the case of unilateral blockade at the groin or pelvis, the grafts connect the lymphatics of the thigh of the affected leg with lymphatics in the contralateral healthy groin.
(2) In the other, the proximal fibula was excised and the epiphysis placed across the saphenous artery and vein in the groin.
(3) Modified radical mastectomy with transplantation of the nipple in the groin for possible breast reconstruction was performed in a patient.
(4) Thirteen myoplasties using the sartorius muscle were performed on 12 patients from 1980 to 1985 for "healing problems" in the groin with subjacent synthetic grafts.
(5) Attention to the problem of groin hernia problems has focused on the primary type of operative repair.
(6) In 28 patients peripheral lymphadenopathy was present, with involvement of the lymph nodes in at least two areas besides groins in 15 cases (40.5%).
(7) Forty recurrences occurred at the groin, 80 in the thigh and 97 in the calf.
(8) Certain features in the operative technique are emphasized which should prevent many of these complications.Intraoperative complications during the groin hernia repair are primarily hemorrhage and injury to the vas deferens, the three nerves in the area, the vascular supply of the testis, and the abdominal and pelvic viscera.
(9) The home side lost Raheem Sterling, who injured a groin in a challenge with Juan Mata, and even when they pinned back their opponents for periods of the second half it was a lot of huff and puff without too much guile.
(10) From ancient times, both the transabdominal (posterior) and the groin (anterior) approach have been used either singly or in combination in the management of inguinofemoral herniation.
(11) Parietal repair according to the Shouldice technique consists of a double line of sutures on each of three musculo-aponeurotic layers of the groin, i.e.
(12) In Group I (N = 45), the AVCO femoral conduit surgical technique was used; in Group II (N = 93), the Percor balloon was inserted either in the operating room after groin cutdown (open insertion) or percutaneously in the intensive care unit (percutaneous insertion).
(13) All the cases described to date have presented exclusively in the groin, a feature which has been regarded as distinctive.
(14) Faecal specimens were cultured daily for E. coli as were swabs from the rectum, groin, umbilicus, head, hands und mouth.
(15) Seventeen of 22 cells excited by UBD also received convergent somatic input from noxious squeeze of the hip, groin, or perineal regions.
(16) He gets Cespedes to ground out to Cabrera and I am starting to become uncomfortable with the sheer number of times I'm hearing the word "groin".
(17) One of seven patients had groin metastases, none died of cancer, and one of seven developed local recurrence in the vulva.
(18) According to our experience large prosthetic repairs are not necessary for the common case of recurrent groin hernia, but may be useful in specially selected situations.
(19) The prognosis may be quite good for patients with MUO limited to lymph nodes in the mid to high cervical, axillary, and groin areas.
(20) Robin van Persie will probably not be there either, having missed the last four games with his groin injury and with Moyes admitting he did not know when the Dutchman would be back.
Murmur
Definition:
(v. i.) A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.
(v. i.) A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice.
(v. i.) To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.
(v. i.) To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with at or against.
(v. t.) To utter or give forth in low or indistinct words or sounds; as, to murmur tales.
Example Sentences:
(1) The sounds were loudest along the left sternal border, exhibited an increase in intensity during inspiration and were associated with right atrial gallop sounds and with murmurs of tricuspid regurgitation.
(2) Based on initial auscultatory findings, patients were divided into: (1) single or multiple apical systolic clicks with no murmur (n = 99); (2) single or multiple apical systolic clicks and a late systolic murmur (n = 129); and (3) single or multiple apical clicks and an apical pansystolic murmur or murmur beginning in the first half of systole (n = 63).
(3) In the reported case the murmur grew in the beginning and then disappeared spontaneously.
(4) The following factors of these patients were analyzed: age, sex, civil status, socio-economic level, occupation, family antecedents, personal antecedents, smoking, alcoholism, presence of cardiac murmurs, arrhythmias, and electrocardiogram.
(5) The clinical history of recurrent bronchitis and dyspnoea during exercise, the presence of right parasternal murmur with normal heart size and normal blood gases justified the execution of an arteriovenous thoracic angiography which revealed the presence of a cirsoid aneurysm supplied by the internal and external mammary arteries.
(6) We report a case of a 17 year old boy who was referred for evaluation of a large anterior mediastinal mass, causing dyspnea and cough and resulting in a harsh systolic murmur.
(7) Although the continuous murmur is an unusual sign in patients with pulmonary embolism, its auscultation is often quite distinctive, and its appearance may lead to more definitive diagnostic studies when the presentation or associated clinical findings are nonspecific.
(8) The patient was asymptomatic and a heart murmur and abnormal electrocardiogram were discovered incidentally.
(9) Thus, the murmur of MR derives its prognostic significance from integration of multiple clinical, radiographic and electrocardiographic characteristics.
(10) Patent ductus arteriosus murmurs developed in shielded patients at a later date, they required less vigorous treatment (ie, indomethacin), and they had shorter hospitalizations (74 v 85 days; P less than .05).
(11) Healthy women students who asked for oral contraceptives were carefully examined to ascertain whether they had a cardiac murmur.
(12) The clinical picture was relatively nonspecific, and 32% of the patients had no heart murmurs initially.
(13) Of the total 47 episodes, carditis was manifested by a significant murmur without previous RF or any known rheumatic heart disease in 40%; change in the character of a murmur under observation or the appearance of a new murmur in 15%; and acute pericarditis in 19%.
(14) Acoustic information about the place of articulation of a prevocalic nasal consonant is distributed over two distinct signal portions, the nasal murmur and the onset of the following vowel.
(15) A 59-year-old woman hospitalised because of dyspnea and a heart murmur in a context of pyrexia was found to have evidence of obstruction of the pulmonary arterial system, clearly defined by ultrasonography, catheterisation and angiography and Imatron scan.
(16) All murmurs contained dominant frequencies that varied with time.
(17) Immediately after the implantation of a temporary transvenous right ventricular pacemaker, a high-pitched systolic musical murmur was heard at the lower left sternal border.
(18) Six patients had no audible murmur; four had grade 1 to 2 innocent murmurs.
(19) We correlated the intensity and timing of murmur with maximal flow velocity, acceleration time and other parameters.
(20) The patient presented with severe angina pectoris and the main physical findings were absence of the closing click of the prosthetic valve and the presence of systolic and diastolic aortic murmurs.