groin pull

noun

: a usually sports-related injury characterized by intense pain in the region of the groin usually due to abnormal straining or stretching of an adductor muscle of the thigh and especially the adductor longus

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“Groin pull.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/groin%20pull. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.

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