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CHECK EYE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Research Equipment
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- check by eye
1, record 1, English, check%20by%20eye
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company’s catalogue. 1, record 1, English, - check%20by%20eye
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vérifier visuellement 1, record 1, French, v%C3%A9rifier%20visuellement
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire. 1, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9rifier%20visuellement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-10-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Eye
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- suspensory ligament of eyeball
1, record 2, English, suspensory%20ligament%20of%20eyeball
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Lockwood’s ligament 1, record 2, English, Lockwood%26rsquo%3Bs%20ligament
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A thickening of the inferior part of the bulbar sheath which supports the eye within the orbit; it extends between the lateral and medial orbital margins and includes the medial and lateral check ligaments. 1, record 2, English, - suspensory%20ligament%20of%20eyeball
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ligament of Lockwood
- Lockwood’s suspensory ligament
- Lockwood ligament
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oeil
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ligament de Lockwood
1, record 2, French, ligament%20de%20Lockwood
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie inférieure de la capsule de Tenon, ce ligament est formé par l'épaississement des gaines du muscle petit oblique et du muscle droit inférieur d'où partent des expansions formant une structure en hamac dans laquelle repose le globe oculaire. 2, record 2, French, - ligament%20de%20Lockwood
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 3, record 2, French, - ligament%20de%20Lockwood
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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