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dens [2 records]

Record 1 2023-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
  • The Mouth
Universal entry(ies)
dens
Latin, see observation
DEF

Any of the hard calcified structures set in the alveolar processes of the mandible and maxilla ...

OBS

dens; tooth: designations also found in the plural (dentes, teeth) in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • dentes
  • teeth

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
  • Cavité buccale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
dens
Latin, see observation
DEF

Un des organes de la bouche, de couleur blanchâtre, durs et calcaires, implantés sur le bord libre des deux maxillaires.

OBS

dent : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

dens : désignation aussi trouvée au pluriel (dentes) dans la Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • dentes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
  • Boca
Entrada(s) universal(es)
dens
Latin, see observation
DEF

Cuerpo duro que, engastado en las mandíbulas [...] de muchos [vertebrados], queda descubierto en parte, para servir como órgano de masticación o de defensa.

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Record 2 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
Universal entry(ies)
dens axis
Latin, see observation
DEF

The toothlike process that projects from the superior surface of the body of the axis, ascending to articulate with the atlas.

OBS

dens axis: Terminologia Anatomica (international anatomical terminology adopted by the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vertèbres et moelle
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
dens axis
Latin, see observation
DEF

Saillie [osseuse] cylindrico-conique implantée à la face supérieure du corps de l'axis, et servant de pivot à l'atlas, avec lequel elle s'articule.

OBS

dens axis : Terminologia Anatomica (terminologie internationale adoptée par le Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology).

Spanish

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