Glossary for Groin pain

Medical terms related to Groin pain or mentioned in this section include:

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm: A weakness and bulging of a section of an abdominal blood vessel called the abdominal aorta. It is usually associated with severe atherosclerosis in the blood vessel.
• Antithrombin Deficiency: Antithrombin deficiency refers the deficiency or impaired activity of a substance that inactivates enzymes involved in blood coagulation. Antithrombin prevents the blood from clotting too readily and if its activity is impaired then the blood becomes more prone to clotting which can result in severe problems. Severity of the condition can vary amongst patients and the symptoms can vary considerably depending on the location of blood clots and size of the blood clot.
• Antithrombin Deficiency, type I: Type I Antithrombin deficiency refers the deficiency of a substance that inactivates enzymes involved in blood coagulation. Antithrombin prevents the blood from clotting too readily and if there are insufficient quantities of it then the blood becomes more prone to clotting which can result in severe problems. Severity of the condition can vary amongst patients and the symptoms can vary considerably depending on the location of blood clots and size of the blood clot. Type I may be inherited or acquired through such things as kidney or liver disease. Acquired cases tend to have a lower risk of blood clots compared to inherited cases.
• Antithrombin Deficiency, type II: Type II Antithrombin deficiency refers the malfunction of a substance that inactivates enzymes involved in blood coagulation. Antithrombin prevents the blood from clotting too readily and if it is unable to function properly then the blood becomes more prone to clotting which can result in severe problems. Severity of the condition can vary amongst patients and the symptoms can vary considerably depending on the location of blood clots and size of the blood clot. Type II is an inherited condition.
• Common symptoms: The most common symptoms
• Fever: Raised body temperature usually with other symptoms.
• Fractures: Breakage of bones
• Glomerulonephritis: A condition which affects the kidneys and is characterized by inflammatory changes that occur in the glomeruli
• Gonionemus poisoning: Gonionemus is a type of hydrozoan jellyfish which can deliver a venomous sting. The sting can cause various combinations of skin, respiratory and joint and pain symptoms. In mild cases, only the skin is affected. Stings most often occur in the Northern hemisphere - especially Japanese and Russian waters.
• Groin pain in children:
• Groin pain in pregnancy: Groin pain in pregnancy refers to pain in the region of the upper thighs, hips and around the genital area, occurring in the ambulant woman during pregnancy and often increasing with gestation.
• Groin swelling: Swelling in the groin joint area
• Groin symptoms: Symptoms affecting the groin
• Hernia: General term for an organ protruding where it should not.
• Hip conditions: Any condition that affects the hip
• Hip injury: Any injury that affects the hip
• Hip pain: Pain in the hip region
• IgA nephropathy: A rare disorder where kidney inflammation leads to a build up of the antibody (IgA) in the kidney which results in the characteristic symptom of blood in the urine.
• Inguinal hernia: Protrusion of the intestines out of the groin area.
• Kidney stones: A crystal deposit that is made of urates and phosphates that occurs in the kidneys
• Kidney symptoms: Symptoms affecting one or both kidneys.
• Leg pain: Pain affecting the leg
• Loin pain: Pain felt in the lower back either side of the spine.
• Medullary Sponge Kidney: A rare inherited disorder where the tubes in the kidneys that collect urine are wider than normal.
• Nerve symptoms: Symptoms affecting the nerves
• Orchitis: Inflammation of the testes.
• Osteoarthritis, Hip: A common degenerative hip joint disorder that tends to affect older people. The main symptom is pain.
• Pain: Any type of pain sensation symptoms.
• Precalicial canalicular ectasia: A rare inherited disorder where the tubes in the kidneys that collect urine are wider than normal.
• Pyelonephritis: Any inflammation of the kidney
• Referred pain: term used to describe the phenomenon of pain perceived at a site adjacent to or at a distance from the site of an injury's origin.
• Renal stones: Stone-like calcium deposits in the kidney.
• Sensations: Changes to sensations or the senses
• Testicle pain: Pain affecting the testicle and/or scrotum
• Urinary disorders: Any disorder that affects the urinary system
• Urinary system cancer: A malignancy that affects the urinary system
• Vomiting: Vomiting or retching symptoms.

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