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CRESCENTIC FRACTURE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crescent sign
1, record 1, English, crescent%20sign
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crescentic, subchondral lucency in the anterosuperior femoral head representing a pathologic fracture in aseptic necrosis. 1, record 1, English, - crescent%20sign
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- signe de la coquille d'œuf
1, record 1, French, signe%20de%20la%20coquille%20d%27%26oelig%3Buf
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne sous-chondrale radiotransparente en forme de croissant, située à la partie supérieure de la tête fémorale et correspondant à une fracture pathologique dans l'ostéonécrose aseptique. 2, record 1, French, - signe%20de%20la%20coquille%20d%27%26oelig%3Buf
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-04-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crescentic fracture
1, record 2, English, crescentic%20fracture
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- crescentic crack 1, record 2, English, crescentic%20crack
correct
- chattering fracture 2, record 2, English, chattering%20fracture
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crescentic mark in the form of a hyperbolic crack, of larger size... than a chattermark; it is convex toward the direction from which the ice moved [...] and consists in a single fracture without removal of any rock. 3, record 2, English, - crescentic%20fracture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fracture de broutage
1, record 2, French, fracture%20de%20broutage
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pression d'un bloc morainique entraîné à la base du glacier se manifeste sur le socle rocheux par l'apparition d'une première cassure, à concavité tournée vers l'aval, ensuite d'une seconde, et ainsi de suite, jusqu'au relâchement de l'impact cadencé. Ainsi naît le train de fracture de broutage [...] 2, record 2, French, - fracture%20de%20broutage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-09-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- reverse crescentic fracture
1, record 3, English, reverse%20crescentic%20fracture
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Similar [to crescentic fractures], but generally scattered fractures, with the reverse configuration; [they] occur on the scoured ends (stoss side) of outcrops 1, record 3, English, - reverse%20crescentic%20fracture
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- brouture inversée
1, record 3, French, brouture%20invers%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) fractures d'aspect semblable [aux boutures], habituellement plus éparpillées et orientées dans l'autre sens, se rencontrent sur les faces amont des affleurements. 1, record 3, French, - brouture%20invers%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-09-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- friction crack
1, record 4, English, friction%20crack
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A short crescentic mark that is transverse to the direction of ice movement and that includes a distinct fracture that dips forward into the bedrock, indicating the direction of ice movement 2, record 4, English, - friction%20crack
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fissure de friction
1, record 4, French, fissure%20de%20friction
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- marque par friction oscillante 2, record 4, French, marque%20par%20friction%20oscillante
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque les débris enchâssés dans la couche inférieure du glacier, au lieu de se déplacer d'un mouvement régulier, «broutent» sur la surface de la roche en place, ils peuvent produire une série de petites fissures curvilignes et étroitement espacées que l'on appelle fissures de friction. 1, record 4, French, - fissure%20de%20friction
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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