trigone
Americannoun
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Anatomy. Also
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a triangular part or area.
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the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
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Botany. a thickened area where three or more plant cells come together.
Etymology
Origin of trigone
1825–35; < French < Latin trigōnum triangle; see trigon
Example Sentences
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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
The urethra arises from the trigone area at the base of the bladder.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
On the left side of the trigone a tumor with a broad base was seen, which resembled somewhat a strawberry in size and form.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various
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
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
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