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Record 1 2024-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
foramen caecum ossis frontalis
Latin
A02.1.03.018
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A blind opening formed between the frontal crest and the crista galli, which sometimes transmits a vein from the nasal cavity to the superior sagittal sinus.

OBS

foramen caecum of frontal bone; foramen cecum of frontal bone : designations derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.03.018: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
foramen caecum ossis frontalis
Latin
A02.1.03.018
classification system code, see observation
OBS

foramen caecum de l'os frontal : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.03.018 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
foramen caecum ossis frontalis
Latin
A02.1.03.018
classification system code, see observation
OBS

foramen ciego del hueso frontal: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica.

OBS

A02.1.03.018: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica.

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Record 2 2022-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rabbit Farming
  • Animal Feed (Agric.)
  • Mammals
CONT

Unlike most other mammals, lagomorphs(including domestic rabbits) produce two types of droppings, fecal pellets(the round, dry ones you usually see in the litterbox) and cecotropes. The latter are produced in a region of the rabbit's digestive tract called the cecum, a blind-end pouch located at the junction of the small and large intestines. The cecum contains a natural community of bacteria and fungi that provide essential nutrients and may even protect the rabbit from potentially harmful pathogens.

CONT

The rabbit consumes the cecotropes as they exit the anus. The cecotropes are nutrient packed, dietary items that are essential for the rabbit’s health. Normal cecotropes are dark, greenish-brown and resemble tightly bunched grapes. Each cecotrope is a soft, shiny pellet covered with mucus, and pressed into an elongated mass. They have a strong odor and contain massive amounts of beneficial bacteria that when ingested are re-established in the caecum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des lapins
  • Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
  • Mammifères
CONT

[...] il faut savoir que les lapins produisent normalement deux types de crottes : des excréments durs, qui sont les vraies selles et des excréments mous, qui se nomment cæcotrophes et qui font partie intégrante de l'alimentation du lapin. Il est plutôt rare d'observer ces crottes molles en grande quantité dans la cage, car généralement les lapins vont les ingérer directement à l'anus suite à une contorsion, et ce souvent très tôt le matin. Les cæcotrophes sont essentiels dans le régime alimentaire des lagomorphes. [Ils] fournissent un apport indispensable en vitamines (B et K), en acides aminés (composent les protéines), en acides gras volatils et en certains micro-organismes jouant un rôle majeur dans la digestion. Ils sont généralement de couleur foncée, de consistance molle, recouverts d'une couche de mucus et tendent à s'agglutiner ensemble.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
DEF

The fermentation of feed that occurs in the cecum, behind the area where digestion has occurred.

Key term(s)
  • post-gastric fermentation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

The distal portion of the intestine, about five feet long, extending from its junction with the small intestine to the anus; it comprises the cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil digestif
DEF

Dernière partie du tube digestif qui, s'étendant depuis la valvule iléo-colique jusqu'à l'anus, se subdivise en cæcum, côlon et rectum.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparato digestivo
DEF

Porción de intestino entre el ciego y el ano; comprende el ciego, el colon y el recto, que en conjunto miden 1.6 m.

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Record 5 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bowels
DEF

The proximal portion of the intestine, smaller in caliber than the larger intestine, and about twenty feet long, extending from the pylorus to the cecum; it comprises the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intestins
DEF

Partie de l'intestin qui s'étend du pylore jusqu'au cæcum [et qui] est formé du duodénum, du jéjunum et de l'iléon [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Intestinos
DEF

Porción de intestino extendida desde el píloro hasta el ciego; comprende el duodeno, yeyuno e íleon, y mide en conjunto 6.5m (duodeno 22 cm, yeyuno 2.2m e íleon 4 m) aproximadamente.

CONT

La constitución anatómica del intestino delgado es básicamente igual al resto del tubo digestivo en relación al número y tipo de sus capas. Difiere en las características de la mucosa que además de tener numerosos pliegues, presenta las vellosidades intestinales y [glándulas].

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Record 6 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bowels
DEF

That part of the large intestine which extends from the cecum to the rectum.

OBS

["Colon" is] sometimes used inaccurately as a synonym for the entire large intestine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intestins
DEF

Portion moyenne du gros intestin, comprise entre le cæcum et le rectum.

CONT

côlon ascendant, côlon transverse, côlon descendant, côlon iliaque, côlon pelvien.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Intestinos
DEF

Porción del intestino grueso que se extiende desde el ciego al recto.

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Record 7 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
OBS

colonic: of colon.

OBS

colon : That part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.

OBS

fistula: An abnormal passage from an abscess, cavity, or hollow organ to the skin or to another abscess, cavity, or organ.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
OBS

fistule : Orifice ou canal anormal donnant passage de façon continue à un produit physiologique (urine, matières fécales) ou pathologique (pus), soit vers le surface du corps (fistule externe), soit entre deux organes (fistule interne).

OBS

côlon : Portion moyenne du gros intestin comprise entre le cæcum et le rectum.

Spanish

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Record 8 2018-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

An infection of the cecum of a dog with Trichuris vulpis; mild cases may be asymptomatic but severe cases may be characterized by bloody diarrhea.

CONT

Canine trichuriasis(whipworm infection). The adults of Trichuris vulpis... inhabit the cecum and colon [of the dog] where the worm is firmly attached to the intestinal wall.

Key term(s)
  • whip-worm infection
  • whip-worm infestation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Maladie parasitaire due à diverses espèces du genre Trichuris. C'est une infestation du cæcum et les vers peuvent inoculer des bactéries à la paroi cæcale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
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Record 9 2018-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

The surgical creation of an artificial opening or fistula into the cecum; also, the opening so constructed.

Key term(s)
  • caecostomy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
DEF

Stomie intestinale entre la cavité cæcale et la peau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
DEF

Procedimiento quirúrgico que consiste en la creación de un ano artificial en el ciego por medio de la inserción de un tubo a través de la pared abdominal o la piel, como medida temporal para aliviar la obstrucción intestinal.

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Record 10 2018-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

A functional valve at junction of the ileum and cecum, consisting of circular muscle of the terminal ileum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil digestif
DEF

Valvule annexée à l'orifice de communication entre l'iléon et le côlon ascendant, située juste au-dessus du cæcum.

Spanish

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Record 11 2016-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
  • Animal Diseases
Universal entry(ies)
Trichuris vulpis
Latin
CONT

Whipworms are small thread-like parasites that embed deep within the lining of the colon(large intestine) and cecum. Trichuris vulpis, the canine whipworm, is a common parasite and is a major cause of diarrhea in the dog.

OBS

Canine whipworm infection of human beings. People have their own whipworm, Trichuris trichuria, but people are also infrequently infected with the canine whipworm, Trichuris vulpis (most commonly children or those with pica). Infections may be asymptomatic or may involve diarrhea, nausea, and abdominal pain.

Key term(s)
  • canine whip-worm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
  • Maladies des animaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Trichuris vulpis
Latin

Spanish

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Record 12 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bowels
DEF

Inflammation of the cecum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intestins

Spanish

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Record 13 2015-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bowels
Universal entry(ies)
appendix vermiformis
Latin
DEF

A blind-ending tubular structure arising from the cecum.

OBS

appendix: frequently used alone to refer to the vermiform appendix (a. vermiformis [TA] of the colon).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Intestins
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
appendix vermiformis
Latin
CONT

L'appendice vermiculaire ou appendice iléo-cæcal (qui est appelé improprement «appendice») est une invagination en doigt de gant de la partie débutante du gros intestin (cæcum), située à droite de l'abdomen.

OBS

L'appendice vermiculaire ou appendice iléo-cæcal [...] est appelé improprement «appendice» [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Intestinos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
appendix vermiformis
Latin
DEF

Parte del intestino grueso en forma de saquito del tamaño de un dedo, sin función conocida en el cuerpo.

CONT

El apéndice cecal [...] está en la unión del intestino delgado y el grueso (ciego).

OBS

Puede infectarse ocasionalmente (apendicitis), en cuyo caso debe ser extraído (apendicectomía).

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Record 14 2013-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

Pertaining to the region behind the cecum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil digestif
PHR

Appendice retrocæcal, position retrocæcale.

Spanish

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Record 15 2012-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bowels
CONT

cecum :... the blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine into which the ileum opens from one side and which is continuous with the colon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intestins
OBS

Du latin cæcum, abréviation de cæcum intestinum («intestin aveugle»), cette partie de l'intestin étant qualifiée d'aveugle car elle constitue un cul-de-sac.

Spanish

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Record 16 2012-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bowels
DEF

The terminal portion of the small intestine extending from the jejunum to the cecum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intestins
DEF

Troisième segment de l'intestin grêle, situé entre le jejunum et le gros intestin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Intestinos
DEF

Sección inferior del intestino delgado.

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Record 17 2012-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
DEF

A narrow, short membranous duct linking the lower extremity of the cochlear duct, just beyond the cecum vestibulare, to the saccule.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
DEF

Canal étroit qui relie le saccule à la partie vestibulaire du limaçon membraneux.

OBS

canal de réunion : Selon certains auteurs, il s'agit d'une ancienne dénomination.

Spanish

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Record 18 2002-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lymphatic System
DEF

Nodes that lie at the root of the mesentery, receiving lymph from parts of the small intestine, cecum, appendix, and large intestine.

OBS

They comprise three groups: the juxtaintestinal, central superior, and inferior mesenteric lymph nodes.

OBS

Mesenteric lymph nodes: usually in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • mesenteric lymph node

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système lymphatique
CONT

Une adénolymphite mésentérique c'est-à-dire une inflammation des ganglions mésentériques (ganglions situés à proximité des intestins).

OBS

Ganglions mésentériques : habituellement au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • ganglion mésentérique

Spanish

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Record 19 1988-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

The surgical removal of a few distal centimeters of the small bowel and the large bowel from the cecum to the midtransverse colon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
DEF

Hémicolectomie droite comprend l'exérèse de la dernière anse grêle et est plus ou moins poussée au-delà de la partie droite du transverse afin d'obtenir une vascularisation satisfaisante de l'extrémité colique.

Spanish

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