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FORAMEN OVALE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- interatrial septum
1, record 1, English, interatrial%20septum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- interauricular septum 1, record 1, English, interauricular%20septum
correct
- septum atriorum cordis 1, record 1, English, septum%20atriorum%20cordis
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The atria are separated by a partition called the interatrial septum. A prominent feature of this septum is an oval depression, the fossa ovalis, which corresponds to the site of the foramen ovale, an opening in the interatrial septum of the fetal heart. The fossa ovalis faces the opening of the inferior vena cava and is located in the septal wall of the right atrium. 1, record 1, English, - interatrial%20septum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cloison interauriculaire
1, record 1, French, cloison%20interauriculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- septum interauriculaire 1, record 1, French, septum%20interauriculaire
correct, masculine noun
- septum interatrial 1, record 1, French, septum%20interatrial
correct, masculine noun
- septum atrial 1, record 1, French, septum%20atrial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La partie de la cloison verticale qui sépare les deux oreillettes se nomme septum (ou cloison) interauriculaire et celle qui sépare les deux ventricules, septum (ou cloison) interventriculaire. 1, record 1, French, - cloison%20interauriculaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mandibular nerve
1, record 2, English, mandibular%20nerve
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- nervus mandibularis 1, record 2, English, nervus%20mandibularis
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of three terminal divisions of the trigeminal nerve, passing through the foramen ovale to the infratemporal fossa [with] extensive distribution to muscles of mastication, skin of face, mucous membrane of mouth, and teeth. 1, record 2, English, - mandibular%20nerve
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nerf maxillaire inférieur
1, record 2, French, nerf%20maxillaire%20inf%C3%A9rieur
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- nervus mandibularis 2, record 2, French, nervus%20mandibularis
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le V est un nerf mixte. Le contingent sensitif innerve la face et le contingent moteur les muscles masticateurs [...] Le V3 ou nerf maxillaire inférieur reçoit des téguments de la tempe, du menton, des dents et gencives de la mâchoire inférieure, des 2/3 antérieurs de la langue et de la muqueuse buccale et des joues. 1, record 2, French, - nerf%20maxillaire%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
V = nerf trijumeau. 2, record 2, French, - nerf%20maxillaire%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-02-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Neurosurgery
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- percutaneous balloon microcompression
1, record 3, English, percutaneous%20balloon%20microcompression
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- PBM 2, record 3, English, PBM
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A procedure that selectively injures the large myelinated fibers that mediate light touch and trigger the pain in all three sensory branches of the trigeminal nerve. 3, record 3, English, - percutaneous%20balloon%20microcompression
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Percutaneous Balloon Microcompression. Fluoroscopy is used to guide a 14-gauge access needle through the skin of the cheek into the entrance of the foramen ovale.... A 4. 0 french(1. 35 mm) balloon catheter is inserted through the cannula of the needle and advanced to the entrance of Meckel' s cave. The balloon, filled with approximately 0. 75-1 ml of a contrast material, is inflated to compress the gasserian ganglion and nerve root against the dura and the petrous ridge for 1 minute. The contrast material allows the position of the balloon to be verified under fluoroscopy. After deflation, the balloon and cannula are removed concurrently. 3, record 3, English, - percutaneous%20balloon%20microcompression
Record 3, Key term(s)
- percutaneous balloon micro-compression
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Neurochirurgie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- compression percutanée par ballon
1, record 3, French, compression%20percutan%C3%A9e%20par%20ballon
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- compression percutanée par ballonnet 2, record 3, French, compression%20percutan%C3%A9e%20par%20ballonnet
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La technique consiste à gonfler le ballon d'une sonde de Fogarty pendant quelques minutes au contact du ganglion de Gasser dans le cavum de Meckel, puis à le retirer en fin d'intervention. 1, record 3, French, - compression%20percutan%C3%A9e%20par%20ballon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-03-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- oval fossa
1, record 4, English, oval%20fossa
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- fossa ovalis 1, record 4, English, fossa%20ovalis
Latin
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An oval depression on the lower part of the septum of the right atrium. 1, record 4, English, - oval%20fossa
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is a vestige of the foramen ovale, and its floor corresponds to the septum primum of the fetal heart. 1, record 4, English, - oval%20fossa
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fosse ovale
1, record 4, French, fosse%20ovale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- fossa ovalis 2, record 4, French, fossa%20ovalis
Latin
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cloison séparant les deux oreillettes, ou cloison interauriculaire, présente en son centre une dépression, la fosse ovale, entourée de l'anneau de Vieussens. 1, record 4, French, - fosse%20ovale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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