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.

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Meanings

nounfemoral triangle (plural femoral triangles)

plural femoral triangles

  1. anatomyAn 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.
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