lateral inguinal fossa


lat·er·al in·gui·nal fos·sa

[TA] a depression on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall lateral to the ridge formed by the inferior epigastric artery; it corresponds to the position of the deep inguinal ring, and is the site of an indirect inguinal hernia. Synonym(s): fossa inguinalis lateralis [TA]