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CANAL PETIT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- posterior chamber
1, record 1, English, posterior%20chamber
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The space in the eye delimited by the posterior surface of the iris, the ciliary processes and the valleys between them, the zonule of Zinn, and the anterior surface of the crystalline lens. 2, record 1, English, - posterior%20chamber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
More extensively, it is also said to include the canal of Hanover, the canal of Petit, and the retrolental space of Berger. 2, record 1, English, - posterior%20chamber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
filled with aqueous liquid. 3, record 1, English, - posterior%20chamber
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chambre postérieure
1, record 1, French, chambre%20post%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cavité de l'œil remplie par l'humeur aqueuse et limitée par la face postérieure de l'iris, le corps ciliaire, la zonule et la face antérieure du cristallin. 1, record 1, French, - chambre%20post%C3%A9rieure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ojo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cámara posterior
1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A1mara%20posterior
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parte media del ojo que se extiende desde la cara posterior del iris hasta el cristalino, zónula y cuerpo ciliar. 1, record 1, Spanish, - c%C3%A1mara%20posterior
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-09-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- zonular space
1, record 2, English, zonular%20space
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- canal of Petit 2, record 2, English, canal%20of%20Petit
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The space between the zonule and the vitreous. 3, record 2, English, - zonular%20space
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Petit’s canal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- canal de Petit
1, record 2, French, canal%20de%20Petit
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espace situé entre les fibres postérieures de la zonule de Zinn et la face antérieure du vitré. 1, record 2, French, - canal%20de%20Petit
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ojo
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- espacio zonular
1, record 2, Spanish, espacio%20zonular
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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