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femoral triangle

femoral triangle noun: an anatomical space in the superior and medial aspect of the anterior thigh, bounded superiorly by the inguinal ligament, laterally by the sartorius muscle, and medially by the adductor longus muscle.

Noun

femoral triangle (plural femoral triangles)

  1. An anatomical space in the superior and medial aspect of the anterior thigh, bounded superiorly by the inguinal ligament, laterally by the sartorius muscle, and medially by the adductor longus muscle.

Forms of femoral triangle

pluralfemoral triangles

Questions about femoral triangle

What does femoral triangle mean?
Femoral triangle means an anatomical space in the superior and medial aspect of the anterior thigh, bounded superiorly by the inguinal ligament, laterally by the sartorius muscle, and medially by the adductor longus muscle.
What part of speech is femoral triangle?
Femoral triangle is a noun.
What is the plural of femoral triangle?
The plural of femoral triangle is femoral triangles.

Words near femoral triangle in the dictionary

  1. femoral artery
  2. femoral canal
  3. femoral canals
  4. femoral sheath
  5. femoral sheaths
  6. femoral triangle
  7. femoral triangles
  8. femoral vein
  9. femoral veins
  10. femorally
  11. femoro-

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