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Record 1 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A long, prismatic, slightly curved bone, the shorter and thicker of the two forearm bones, located on the lateral side of the ulna.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Os long, situé à la partie externe de l'avant-bras, en dehors du cubitus.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Biology
  • Mammals
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

The radius and ulna are the bones of the forearm. ... but in the horse the shaft of the radius has become overdeveloped at the expense of the shaft of the ulna.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie animale
  • Mammifères
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Os principal de l'avant-bras, entre l'articulation du coude et celle du carpe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología animal
  • Mamíferos
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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Record 3 2007-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A client/server protocol and software that enables remote access servers to communicate with a central server to authenticate dial-in users and authorize their access to the requested system or service.

OBS

RADIUS allows a company to maintain user profiles in a central database that all remote servers can share. It provides better security, allowing a company to set up a policy that can be applied at a single administered network point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Le service d'usage commuté à authentification distante (RADIUS) est un protocole client-serveur d'authentification qui prend en charge l'authentification et comptabilité et qui est largement utilisé par les fournisseurs d'accès Internet. C'est la méthode la plus courante d'authentification et d'autorisation des utilisateurs à accès commuté ou par tunnel.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

The outer of the 2 bones of the forearm in vertebrates.

OBS

plural: radii.

CONT

Ring-neck ducks: Wing bones (radii) were cleaned of associated muscle tissue, freeze-dried, weighed and digested in high purity nitric acid under clean laboratory conditions.

Key term(s)
  • radii

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Os long formant la partie externe du squelette de l'avant-bras.

OBS

radii au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • radii

Spanish

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Record 5 1984-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire

Spanish

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Record 6 1977-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

The anterior or pre-axial of the two bones forming the fore-arm of a tetrapod vertebrate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Os long, situé à la partie externe de l'avant-bras, en dehors du cubitus [...]

Spanish

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