vesical triangle

vesical triangle

n.

A smooth triangular area at the base of the bladder between the openings of the two ureters and the opening of the urethra. Also called trigone of bladder.

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triangle

a three-cornered object, figure or area, as such an area on the surface of the body capable of fairly precise definition. Called also trigone.

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facial triangle

a triangular area whose points are the basion and the alveolar and nasal points.

femoral triangle

the triangle bounded cranially by the sartorius, caudally by the pectineus and deeply by the iliopsoas muscles in the dog. The pulse of the femoral artery can be taken at this site.

vesical triangle

the area of the bladder wall within the triangle demarcated by the ureteral and urethral orifices. The bladder mucosa is firmly attached at this point and does not form folds.

Viborg's triangle

a surgical site on the side of the throat of the horse bounded by the caudal border of the mandible, the linguofacial vein and the tendon of the sternocephalic muscle.