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DORSUM PENIS [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- The Genitals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dorsum of penis
1, record 1, English, dorsum%20of%20penis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The aspect of the penis opposite to that of the urethra. 2, record 1, English, - dorsum%20of%20penis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dorsum of penis : designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, English, - dorsum%20of%20penis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A09.4.01.005: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 3, record 1, English, - dorsum%20of%20penis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Organes génitaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dos du pénis
1, record 1, French, dos%20du%20p%C3%A9nis
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dos du pénis : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 2, record 1, French, - dos%20du%20p%C3%A9nis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A09.4.01.005 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 2, record 1, French, - dos%20du%20p%C3%A9nis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-06-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- The Genitals
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- urethral surface of penis
1, record 2, English, urethral%20surface%20of%20penis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- urethral surface 2, record 2, English, urethral%20surface
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The surface of the penis overlying the urethra, and opposite the dorsum penis. 3, record 2, English, - urethral%20surface%20of%20penis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
urethral surface of penis; urethral surface: designations derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 2, English, - urethral%20surface%20of%20penis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A09.4.01.006: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 4, record 2, English, - urethral%20surface%20of%20penis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Organes génitaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- face urétrale du pénis
1, record 2, French, face%20ur%C3%A9trale%20du%20p%C3%A9nis
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Face postérieure ou inférieure du pénis selon l'état de flaccidité ou d'érection. 1, record 2, French, - face%20ur%C3%A9trale%20du%20p%C3%A9nis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
face urétrale du pénis : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 2, record 2, French, - face%20ur%C3%A9trale%20du%20p%C3%A9nis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A09.4.01.006 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 2, record 2, French, - face%20ur%C3%A9trale%20du%20p%C3%A9nis
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-02-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
- The Genitals
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Nisbet's chancre
1, record 3, English, Nisbet%27s%20chancre
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of a number of hard nodules, often breaking down into ulcers, which form along the course of acutely inflamed lymphatic vessels of the dorsum of the penis. 2, record 3, English, - Nisbet%27s%20chancre
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
- Organes génitaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chancre de Nisbet
1, record 3, French, chancre%20de%20Nisbet
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lésion cutanéomuqueuse qui siège sur la verge à la suite d'une lymphangite aiguë due au chancre mou. 1, record 3, French, - chancre%20de%20Nisbet
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-02-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- The Genitals
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- epispadias
1, record 4, English, epispadias
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A developmental anomaly consisting of absence of the upper wall of the urethra, with various degrees of severity. 2, record 4, English, - epispadias
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Episapadias] occurs in both sexes but is more common in males, with the urethral opening somewhere on the dorsum of the penis, manifested as a groove or cleft without a covering. 2, record 4, English, - epispadias
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Organes génitaux
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- épispadias
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9pispadias
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Malformation rare caractérisée par l'ouverture de l'urètre sur la face dorsale du pénis. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%A9pispadias
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Épispadias féminin. 3, record 4, French, - %C3%A9pispadias
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-07-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- The Genitals
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bubolunus
1, record 5, English, bubolunus
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nodule or abscess along a lymphatic vessel, especially one on the dorsum of the penis. 1, record 5, English, - bubolunus
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organes génitaux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- bubonule
1, record 5, French, bubonule
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit nodule inflammatoire situé sur le trajet des vaisseaux lymphatiques dorsaux de la verge; souvent multiples, ces nodules peuvent suppurer et constituer des chancres de Nisbet (chancre mou). 1, record 5, French, - bubonule
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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