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HAIRPIN CURVE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hairpin kyphosis
1, record 1, English, hairpin%20kyphosis
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Severe kyphosis may result from failure of formation of an ossification center for a vertebral body. In this case the bodies above and below converge in the space which should be occupied by the anterior half of the missing body, and this kyphosis increases with growth and becomes a hairpin curve. 2, record 1, English, - hairpin%20kyphosis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cyphose en épingle à cheveux
1, record 1, French, cyphose%20en%20%C3%A9pingle%20%C3%A0%20cheveux
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cyphose à angulation très fermée. 1, record 1, French, - cyphose%20en%20%C3%A9pingle%20%C3%A0%20cheveux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-02-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Luge, Bobsledding and Skeleton
- Cycling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hairpin curve
1, record 2, English, hairpin%20curve
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hairpin turn 2, record 2, English, hairpin%20turn
correct
- switchback turn 3, record 2, English, switchback%20turn
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hairpin curve : Luge term. 4, record 2, English, - hairpin%20curve
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hairpin/switchback turn: Cycling terms. 5, record 2, English, - hairpin%20curve
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Luge, bobsleigh et skeleton
- Cyclisme
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- virage en épingle à cheveux
1, record 2, French, virage%20en%20%C3%A9pingle%20%C3%A0%20cheveux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- épingle à cheveux 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9pingle%20%C3%A0%20cheveux
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
virage en épingle à cheveux : Terme de luge. 3, record 2, French, - virage%20en%20%C3%A9pingle%20%C3%A0%20cheveux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
épingle à cheveux : Terme de cyclisme. 4, record 2, French, - virage%20en%20%C3%A9pingle%20%C3%A0%20cheveux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Luge, bobsleigh y skeleton
- Ciclismo
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- curva muy cerrada
1, record 2, Spanish, curva%20muy%20cerrada
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- curva cerrada 2, record 2, Spanish, curva%20cerrada
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El término se usa en ciclismo. 3, record 2, Spanish, - curva%20muy%20cerrada
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-02-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Crustaceans
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- labium
1, record 3, English, labium
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The lower lip of an insect formed by the union of a pair of appendages homologous with the second maxillae of a crustacean. It consists of the fixed mentum and the movable prementum to which are attached laterally the 2 labial palps and distally the ligula. The latter, in a generalized insect such as the cockroach, consists of a pair of inner lobes or glossae and outer lobes or paraglossae. In some specialized mouth-parts such as those of the bee the ligula may be lengthened to form a tubular proboscis. 2, record 3, English, - labium
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mosquito has all six of its legs planted on the skin, and the bottom part of its proboscis, known as the labium, is folded back in a hairpin curve as it prepares to draw blood. 3, record 3, English, - labium
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Crustacés
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- labium
1, record 3, French, labium
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- lèvre inférieure 2, record 3, French, l%C3%A8vre%20inf%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lèvre inférieure de la bouche des insectes mandibulés. 3, record 3, French, - labium
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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