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Traube's space

Traube's space noun: a crescent-shaped anatomic space encompassed by the lower edge of the left lung, the anterior border of the spleen, the left costal margin and the inferior margin of the left lobe of the liver.

Noun

Traube's space (plural Traube's spaces)

  1. A crescent-shaped anatomic space encompassed by the lower edge of the left lung, the anterior border of the spleen, the left costal margin and the inferior margin of the left lobe of the liver.
    Synonyms:
    Traube's semilunar space

Synonyms of Traube's space

  • Traube's semilunar space

Forms of Traube's space

pluralTraube's spaces

Origin of Traube's space

Named after German physician Ludwig Traube (1818–1876). Described by one of his pupils in 1868.

Questions about Traube's space

What does Traube's space mean?
Traube's space means a crescent-shaped anatomic space encompassed by the lower edge of the left lung, the anterior border of the spleen, the left costal margin and the inferior margin of the left lobe of the liver.
What part of speech is Traube's space?
Traube's space is a noun.
What is the plural of Traube's space?
The plural of Traube's space is Traube's spaces.

Words near Traube's space in the dictionary

  1. trattorie
  2. tratts
  3. Traub
  4. Traube cell
  5. Traube cells
  6. Traube's space
  7. Traube's spaces
  8. Traubs
  9. Trauger
  10. Traugers
  11. Traughber

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