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posterior triangles

posterior triangles is the plural of posterior triangle.

Meaning of posterior triangle

Noun

posterior triangle (plural posterior triangles)

  1. A triangular region that is a landmark in the neck, has its apex above at the occipital bone, and is bounded in front by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, behind by the anterior margin of the trapezius, and inferiorly by the middle third of the clavicle.

Questions about posterior triangles

What is posterior triangles the plural of?
Posterior triangles is the plural of posterior triangle.

Words near posterior triangles in the dictionary

  1. posterior spinal arteries
  2. posterior spinal artery
  3. posterior superior alveolar arteries
  4. posterior superior alveolar artery
  5. posterior triangle
  6. posterior triangles
  7. posteriorisation
  8. posteriorisations
  9. posteriorise
  10. posteriorising
  11. posterioristic

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