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temporal bone [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- temporal bone
1, record 1, English, temporal%20bone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- os temporale 1, record 1, English, os%20temporale
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bone on both sides of the skull at its base. It is composed of squamous, mastoid, and petrous portions, the latter enclosing the receptors for hearing and equilibrium. 1, record 1, English, - temporal%20bone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- os temporal
1, record 1, French, os%20temporal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- temporal 1, record 1, French, temporal
correct, masculine noun
- os temporale 2, record 1, French, os%20temporale
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Os de la partie latérale et inférieure du crâne, situé entre le pariétal, l'occipital et le sphénoïde. 1, record 1, French, - os%20temporal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chez l'embryon, le temporal est constitué par trois pièces distinctes : l'écaille, le rocher et l'os tympanal. 1, record 1, French, - os%20temporal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Huesos y articulaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hueso temporal
1, record 1, Spanish, hueso%20temporal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Hueso] par, irregular, que comprende tres porciones: escamosa, mastoidea y petrosa (peñasco) [situado] en los laterales del cráneo; se articula con el parietal por arriba, el occipital por detrás, por delante con el esfenoides y pómulo, por dentro y fuera respectivamente, y con la mandíbula, abajo, [contiene numerosas cavidades y espacios asociados con el oído]. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hueso%20temporal
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