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the external orifice of the inguinal canal. Its long axis is directed outward, for- 
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The medial angle is rounded and is well defined by the junction of the aponeurosis 
with the prepubic tendon, but the lateral angle is not so sharply defined. The bor- 
ders or crura are constituted by arciform fibers of the aponeurosis (Crus mediale, 
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