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OBTURATOR FORAMEN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- obturator neuralgia
1, record 1, English, obturator%20neuralgia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Neuralgic pain radiating down the upper and medial aspect of the thigh and resulting from compression or irritation of the obturator nerve due to lesions in the pelvis or in the region of the obturator foramen, where an obturator hernia may be the cause. 2, record 1, English, - obturator%20neuralgia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- névralgie obturatrice
1, record 1, French, n%C3%A9vralgie%20obturatrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Neuropathie canalaire rare, en rapport avec une compression du nerf obturateur au niveau du canal obturateur [ou canal sous-pubien]. 1, record 1, French, - n%C3%A9vralgie%20obturatrice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- neuralgia obturatoria
1, record 1, Spanish, neuralgia%20obturatoria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-02-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
- Bones and Joints
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- obturator foramen
1, record 2, English, obturator%20foramen
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The "hole" in the inferior pelvis is the obturator foramen, which is formed by the rami of the publis and the ischium. 1, record 2, English, - obturator%20foramen
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
- Os et articulations
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- trou obturateur
1, record 2, French, trou%20obturateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Chez les tétrapodes,] le pubis est percé d'un orifice, le trou obturateur, servant au passage de nerfs et vaisseaux sanguins destinés aux muscles des membres. 1, record 2, French, - trou%20obturateur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Skinner's line
1, record 3, English, Skinner%27s%20line
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A horizontal line drawn from the top of the greater trochanter of the femur, as seen in the anteroposterior view, to the top of the obturator foramen of the pelvis. In fractures with shortening of the femur the greater trochanter will be displaced above this line. [From ERADI, 1970, p. 307. ] 2, record 3, English, - Skinner%27s%20line
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ligne de Skinner
1, record 3, French, ligne%20de%20Skinner
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne horizontale tracée sur un cliché de face de l'extrémité supérieure du grand trochanter au bord supérieur du trou ischio-pubien. Dans les fractures avec raccourcissement du fémur, le grand trochanter dépasse cette ligne. 1, record 3, French, - ligne%20de%20Skinner
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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