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
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 Lodge, Henry Cabot
The trigone was covered by a mass consisting of pointed papill�.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various
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 Makins, George Henry
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