trigone

Significat (Anglès)

1. One of the thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join.
2. A smooth triangular area on the inner surface of the bladder, bounded by the apertures of the ureters and urethra; a similar region of a mitral valve

Sinònims

triangle

trigonum

trigona

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/trɪˈɡəʊn/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From French trigone, from Latin trigōnum, from Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον (trĭ́gōnon). Doublet of trigon and trigonon.