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==Etymology== ''Crotch'' is derived from ''crutch''; it was first used in 1539 to refer to a forked stick used as a farm implement.<ref>Hodgson, Charles. 2007. [https://books.google.com/books?id=IAzfurRydecC&dq=crotch+anatomy&pg=PA175 Carnal Knowledge: A Navel Gazer's Dictionary of Anatomy, Etymology, and Trivia], New York: St. Martin's Press. page 175.</ref> This region of the body is also described with other terms such as ''groin'' or the lower ventral area.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Stavros|first1=A. Thomas|first2=Cindy|last2=Rapp|title=Dynamic ultrasound of hernias of the groin and anterior abdominal wall|journal=Ultrasound Quarterly|volume=26|issue=3|date=September 2010|pages=135β169|doi=10.1097/RUQ.0b013e3181f0b23f|pmid=20823750 |s2cid=31835133 }}</ref>
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