Groin vs Pelvis - What's the difference?
groin | pelvis |
The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
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The area adjoining this fold or depression.
(architecture) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults
(euphemistic) The genitals.
(geometry) The surface formed by two such vaults.
To deliver a blow to the genitals.
(architecture) To build with groins.
To grunt; to growl; to snarl; to murmur.
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(anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx.
(anatomy) A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter
As nouns the difference between pelvis and groin
is that pelvis is the large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx while groin is the crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.As a verb groin is
to deliver a blow to the genitals.groin
English
(wikipedia groin)Etymology 1
From earlier grine, from (etyl) grinde, grynde, from (etyl) ; see ground. Later altered under the influence of loin.Noun
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- He pulled a muscle in his groin .
- He got kicked in the groin and was writhing in pain.
Coordinate terms
* inguinalVerb
(en verb)- In the scrum he somehow got groined .
- She groined him and ran to the car.
Etymology 2
(etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- (Chaucer)
- bears that groined continually