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MAXILLA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- upper mandible
1, record 1, English, upper%20mandible
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- maxilla 2, record 1, English, maxilla
correct
- upper bill 3, record 1, English, upper%20bill
- upper beak 3, record 1, English, upper%20beak
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The upper half of the bill. 4, record 1, English, - upper%20mandible
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maxille
1, record 1, French, maxille
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mandibule supérieure 2, record 1, French, mandibule%20sup%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie supérieure du bec. 3, record 1, French, - maxille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Mouth
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- maxilla
1, record 2, English, maxilla
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The maxillae are the largest bones of the face, excepting the mandible, and form, by their union, the whole of the upper jaw. 1, record 2, English, - maxilla
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cavité buccale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- maxillaire
1, record 2, French, maxillaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- maxillaire supérieur 2, record 2, French, maxillaire%20sup%C3%A9rieur
see observation, masculine noun
- maxilla 2, record 2, French, maxilla
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacun des os formant les mâchoires : le maxillaire et la mandibule. 2, record 2, French, - maxillaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le maxillaire est un os volumineux, latéral et pair, creusé d'une profonde cavité : le sinus maxillaire.[...] La mandibule est un os impair, médian et symétrique, [qui] forme le squelette de l'étage inférieur de la face. 3, record 2, French, - maxillaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Maxillaire inférieur. Maxillaire supérieur. 2, record 2, French, - maxillaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Comité d'Étude des Termes médicaux français a rejeté le terme maxillaire supérieur. 2, record 2, French, - maxillaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Boca
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- maxilar
1, record 2, Spanish, maxilar
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cada uno de los dos huesos que forman el borde lateral de la parte anterior del cráneo de los vertebrados, donde se insertan los dientes yugales. 1, record 2, Spanish, - maxilar
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-01-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
- The Mouth
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- maxilla
1, record 3, English, maxilla
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bone of complex shape that forms the greater part of the upper jaw in the vertebrates. 1, record 3, English, - maxilla
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
- Cavité buccale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- maxillaire
1, record 3, French, maxillaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Un des] deux os dentés du bord antérieur du toit [dermique] constituant la "mâchoire supérieure secondaire dermique" [des Vertébrés.] 2, record 3, French, - maxillaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Huesos y articulaciones
- Boca
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- maxilar
1, record 3, Spanish, maxilar
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-08-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- maxilla
1, record 4, English, maxilla
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- second maxilla 1, record 4, English, second%20maxilla
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A maxilla is an] Appendage next behind [the] maxillule serving functions in feeding and respiration [in an arthropod]; (...) 1, record 4, English, - maxilla
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- maxille
1, record 4, French, maxille
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- deuxième mâchoire 1, record 4, French, deuxi%C3%A8me%20m%C3%A2choire
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) et des segments post-buccaux dont les appendices, au rôle masticateur, sont (...) les maxilles ou deuxièmes mâchoires. 1, record 4, French, - maxille
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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