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femoral triangle

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Main Entry: femoral triangle
Function: noun
: an area in the upper anterior part of the thigh bounded by the inguinal ligament, the sartorius, and the adductor longuscalled also femoral trigone, Scarpa's triangle
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femoral triangle n.
A triangular space at the upper part of the thigh, bounded by the sartorius and adductor longus muscles and the inguinal ligament. Also called Scarpa's triangle.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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