- Grynfeltt-Lesshaft triangle
- Gryn·feltt-Less·haft triangle (gră-feltґ lesґhahft) [J.C. Grynfeltt; Peter Frantsevich Lesshaft, Russian physician, 1837–1909] Lesshaft triangle.
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Grynfeltt-Lesshaft triangle
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