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MUSCLE ADDUCTEUR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- elevator
1, record 1, English, elevator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- elevator muscle 2, record 1, English, elevator%20muscle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- muscle adducteur
1, record 1, French, muscle%20adducteur
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 extraoculaire impliqué dans le mouvement de rotation de l'œil vers le haut (droit supérieur et petit oblique). 1, record 1, French, - muscle%20adducteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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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