Grocco triangle

Groc·co tri·an·gle

(grok'ō),

a triangular patch of dullness at the base of the chest alongside the spinal column, on the side opposite a pleural effusion.

Synonym(s): paravertebral triangle

Groc·co tri·an·gle

(grok'kō trī'ang-gĕl)

A triangular patch of dullness at the base of the chest alongside the spinal column, on the side opposite a pleural effusion.

Grocco,

Pietro, Italian physician, 1857-1916.

Grocco sign - acute dilation of the heart following a muscular effort.

Grocco triangle - a triangular patch of dullness at the base of the chest near the spinal column, on the side opposite a pleural effusion. Synonym(s): paravertebral triangle

Orsi-Grocco method - see under Orsi