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.

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Traube's semilunar space
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Meanings

nounTraube's space (plural Traube's spaces)

plural Traube's spaces

  1. anatomyA 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 & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
Traube's semilunar space

Origin

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

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Traube's space. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Traube's%20space

MLA

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Chicago

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