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ADDUCTEUR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-08-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Muscles and Tendons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adductor
1, record 1, English, adductor
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Muscle that produces sideways movement of a limb or part toward either the median plane of the body or, in the case of the digits, the middle of the middle finger or of the second toe. 1, record 1, English, - adductor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Muscles et tendons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- adducteur
1, record 1, French, adducteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Muscle dont le mouvement sert à rapprocher un membre ou un segment de membre de l'axe médian du corps. 2, record 1, French, - adducteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Músculos y tendones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aductor
1, record 1, Spanish, aductor
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- músculo aductor 1, record 1, Spanish, m%C3%BAsculo%20aductor
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Músculo [...] que tiene como función mover una parte del cuerpo acercándola a su eje. 1, record 1, Spanish, - aductor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aductor: Tal como indica el Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, "aductor (‘que aduce’ y ‘[músculo] que realiza los movimientos de aducción’) no debe confundirse con abductor". 1, record 1, Spanish, - aductor
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-09-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Animal Anatomy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- adductor
1, record 2, English, adductor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a muscle that closes the valves of a bivalve shell (as in the oyster and the scallop) or one of a pair of such muscles (as in other mollusks). 1, record 2, English, - adductor
Record 2, Key term(s)
- adductor muscle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Anatomie animale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- muscle adducteur
1, record 2, French, muscle%20adducteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- adducteur 2, record 2, French, adducteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez les Mollusques pourvus d'une coquille simple, chez les Gastéropodes en particulier, le muscle adducteur est accroché à l'axe de la coquille (columelle); lorsque ce muscle se contracte, l'animal se retire à l'intérieur de la coquille. 1, record 2, French, - muscle%20adducteur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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