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PLEURA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Respiratory System
- Animal Anatomy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pleura
1, record 1, English, pleura
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The serous membrane investing the lungs and lining the thoracic cavity, completely enclosing ... the pleural cavity. 1, record 1, English, - pleura
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareil respiratoire
- Anatomie animale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plèvre
1, record 1, French, pl%C3%A8vre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pleura 1, record 1, French, pleura
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Membrane séreuse à l'intérieur de la cavité thoracique constituée d'un feuillet pariétal et d'un feuillet viscéral. 1, record 1, French, - pl%C3%A8vre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aparato respiratorio
- Anatomía animal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pleura
1, record 1, Spanish, pleura
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cada una de las membranas que tapizan los pulmones, el diafragma y la cara interna del tórax. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pleura
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Forman una cavidad que contiene una pequeña cantidad de fluido. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pleura
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- epimere
1, record 2, English, epimere
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- epimeron 1, record 2, English, epimeron
correct
- pleurepimere 1, record 2, English, pleurepimere
correct
- pleurite 1, record 2, English, pleurite
correct
- pleuron 1, record 2, English, pleuron
correct
- pleura 1, record 2, English, pleura
correct
- tergal fold 1, record 2, English, tergal%20fold
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[An epimere is a] Lateral downfold of tergite (...) [in an arthropod] 1, record 2, English, - epimere
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plèvre
1, record 2, French, pl%C3%A8vre
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) entre (...) [le tergite et le sternite d'un Arthropode] des pièces latérales viennent s'intercaler: ce sont les "plèvres" qui peuvent être considérées comme des expansions latérales des tergites mais qui peuvent aussi dériver des articles de base (sympodite) des appendices. 1, record 2, French, - pl%C3%A8vre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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