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BREAST BONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
sternum
Latin
A02.3.03.001
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A longitudinal unpaired plate of bone forming the middle of the anterior wall of the thorax ...

OBS

sternum: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.3.03.001: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

Key term(s)
  • breastbone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
sternum
Latin
A02.3.03.001
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Os allongé de haut en bas, aplati d'avant en arrière, situé à la partie antérieure et médiane du squelette du thorax.

OBS

sternum : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.3.03.001 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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