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CALVARIUM [2 records]

Record 1 2020-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
calvaria
Latin
A02.1.00.032
classification system code, see observation
DEF

The upper domelike portion of the skull.

OBS

calvaria: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.00.032: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

Key term(s)
  • skull cap

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
calvaria
Latin
A02.1.00.032
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Partie supérieure [arrondie] de l'enveloppe osseuse du crâne cérébral.

OBS

calvaria : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.00.032 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
calvaria
Latin
A02.1.00.032
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Parte superior e interna del cráneo.

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Record 2 2011-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
DEF

A sign of an old infarction of the calvarium visible either as a small, round, well-defined radiolucency surrounded by a very dense, clearly outlined area of osteosclerosis or as a larger area of radiolucency having a more irregular and hazy osteosclerotic contour with irregular areas of density of varying size within the central radiolucency.

Key term(s)
  • calvarial doughnut lesion

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
DEF

Plage arrondie et dense à centre clair de la voûte crânienne, observée notamment dans la dysplasie fibreuse.

Spanish

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