inferior lumbar triangle

inferior lumbar triangle

[TA] area of the back (posterior abdominal wall) bounded by edges of the latissimus dorsi and external oblique muscles and iliac crest; herniations occasionally occur here. Synonym(s): trigonum lumbale inferius [TA], lumbar triangle, Petit lumbar triangle

in·fe·ri·or lum·bar tri·an·gle

(in-fēr'ē-ŏr lŭm'bahr trī'ang-gĕl) [TA] Area of the back (posterior abdominal wall) bounded by edges of the latissimus dorsi and external oblique muscles and iliac crest; herniations occasionally occur here.
Synonym(s): Petit lumbar triangle.