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mandible [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- jaw
1, record 1, English, jaw
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mandible 2, record 1, English, mandible
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The wax used for comb construction is produced from honey by young bees ... It is secreted slowly in small scales that are removed by the bee with specialized spines on its legs and transferred to its jaws where they are chewed into the necessary shape for building the comb. 1, record 1, English, - jaw
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mandibule
1, record 1, French, mandibule
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les mandibules, courtes, servent à façonner la cire. 2, record 1, French, - mandibule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elles jouent un rôle principal dans la construction des rayons [...] 3, record 1, French, - mandibule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-03-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Mouth
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mandible
1, record 2, English, mandible
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lower jaw 1, record 2, English, lower%20jaw
Latin
- inferior maxillary bone 1, record 2, English, inferior%20maxillary%20bone
correct
- mandibula 2, record 2, English, mandibula
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mandible, the largest and strongest bone of the face, serves for the reception of the lower teeth. It consists of a curved, horizontal portion, the body, and two perpendicular portions, the rami, which unite with the ends of the body nearly at right angles. 1, record 2, English, - mandible
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cavité buccale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mandibule
1, record 2, French, mandibule
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mâchoire inférieure 1, record 2, French, m%C3%A2choire%20inf%C3%A9rieure
feminine noun
- maxillaire inférieur 1, record 2, French, maxillaire%20inf%C3%A9rieur
see observation, masculine noun
- mandibula 2, record 2, French, mandibula
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La mandibule, os impair, médian et symétrique, forme le squelette de l'étage inférieur de la face. Il est constitué d'un corps et de deux parties latérales, les branches montantes (ou ramus mandibulaire) qui s'élèvent aux deux extrémités postérieures du corps. 2, record 2, French, - mandibule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ancienne nomenclature : maxillaire inférieur. 2, record 2, French, - mandibule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
maxillaire inférieur : le Comité d'Étude des Termes médicaux français a rejeté le terme. 2, record 2, French, - mandibule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Radioanatomie du crâne du rocher, de l'orbite, des sinus, de la mandibule et des dents, L. Vivarrat-Perrin, F. Veillon, Hôpital de Hautepierre - Strasbourg. 2, record 2, French, - mandibule
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-09-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mandible
1, record 3, English, mandible
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lower part of the bill. 2, record 3, English, - mandible
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the plural, it designates both the lower and upper parts of the bill. 2, record 3, English, - mandible
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mandibule
1, record 3, French, mandibule
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie inférieure du bec. 2, record 3, French, - mandibule
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au pluriel, désigne aussi les deux parties du bec (supérieure et inférieure). 2, record 3, French, - mandibule
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-08-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mandible
1, record 4, English, mandible
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The mandibles [of an ostracode] are situated at the sides of the mouth (...). Each mandible consists of protopod, endopod, and exopod. 1, record 4, English, - mandible
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mandibule
1, record 4, French, mandibule
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La tête d'un Ostracode] est pourvue d'une paire de mandibules (...) 1, record 4, French, - mandibule
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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