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FOVEOLAE GRANULARES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- granular foveolae
1, record 1, English, granular%20foveolae
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- granular pits 2, record 1, English, granular%20pits
correct, plural
- pacchionian depressions 2, record 1, English, pacchionian%20depressions
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
granular foveolae: Pits on the inner surface of the skull, along the course of the superior sagittal sinus, in which the arachnoidal granulations are lodged. 2, record 1, English, - granular%20foveolae
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
foveolae granulares; granular foveolae; granular pits; pacchionian depressions : designations rarely used in the singular. 3, record 1, English, - granular%20foveolae
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
granular foveolae: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, English, - granular%20foveolae
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
A02.1.00.039: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 3, record 1, English, - granular%20foveolae
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fossettes granulaires
1, record 1, French, fossettes%20granulaires
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fossettes de Pacchioni 1, record 1, French, fossettes%20de%20Pacchioni
correct, feminine noun, plural, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
fossettes granulaires : Dépressions[, creusées par des végétations du tissu sous-arachnoïdien,] visibles sur les faces endocrâniennes de l'écaille de l'os frontal et des os pariétaux, de chaque côté du sillon du sinus longitudinal supérieur. 2, record 1, French, - fossettes%20granulaires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
foveolae granulares; fossettes granulaires; fossettes de Pacchioni : désignations inusitées au singulier. 3, record 1, French, - fossettes%20granulaires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fossettes granulaires : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - fossettes%20granulaires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
A02.1.00.039 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - fossettes%20granulaires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fositas granulares
1, record 1, Spanish, fositas%20granulares
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- fositas de Pacchioni 2, record 1, Spanish, fositas%20de%20Pacchioni
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[En la cara interna del hueso parietal] pueden encontrarse, además, una serie de pequeñas depresiones: las fositas granulares, donde se alojan las granulaciones aracnoideas (formaciones meníngeas). 3, record 1, Spanish, - fositas%20granulares
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A02.1.00.039: cifra identificadora única de la Terminología Anatómica Internacional. 2, record 1, Spanish, - fositas%20granulares
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