English Explanatory Dictionary

posterior triangle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A triangular region that is a landmark in the neck, has its apex above at the occipital bone, and is bounded in front by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, behind by the anterior margin of the trapezius, and inferiorly by the middle third of the clavicle.

Word forms

posterior triangle posterior triangles

Related words

anterior triangle
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