medial inguinal fossa


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