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Skin & body regions

Triangle of auscultation

Trigonum auscultationis

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Triangle of auscultation (Trigonum auscultationis) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
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The triangle of auscultation is a relative thinning of the musculature of the back, situated along the medial border of the scapula which allows for improved listening to the lungs.

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Names

Latin
Trigonum auscultationis
English
Triangle of auscultation
French
Triangle d'auscultation
Spanish
Triángulo de auscultación
Portuguese
Triângulo da ausculta

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