medial inguinal fossa
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me·di·al in·gui·nal fos·sa
[TA]a depression on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall between the ridges formed by the inferior epigastric artery and the medial umbilical ligament; it corresponds to the position of the superficial inguinal ring and is the site of a direct inguinal hernia.
Synonym(s): fossa inguinalis medialis [TA], fovea inguinalis interna