trigone

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[trahy-gohn] / ˈtraɪ goʊn /

noun

1. Anatomy. Also

   1. a triangular part or area.

   2. the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.

2. Botany. a thickened area where three or more plant cells come together.

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Etymology

Origin of trigone

1825–35; < French < Latin trigōnum triangle; see trigon

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Example Sentences

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trigone

The urethra arises from the trigone area at the base of the bladder.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The ureters are retroperitoneal and lead from the renal pelvis of the kidney to the trigone area at the base of the bladder.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

This done, they went forth, still conferring of the substance of the reading, and disported themselves at ball, tennis, or the pile trigone; gallantly exercising their bodies, as before they had done their minds.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I by Henry Cabot Lodge

From the left side the bundle can be followed no farther posteriorly than the right fibrous trigone, for here the connective tissue becomes so dense that it is difficult to dissect it away.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield

An aperture of entry still open existed in the centre of the anterior wall of the bladder, and a patent exit opening at the base of the trigone.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins

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