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DISTAL BORDER [6 records]

Record 1 2014-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

The examination then proceeds to the extremities. Beginning at the medial border of the clavicle, the entire upper extremity is palpated for any tenderness or crepitus and each joint is assessed for swelling, tenderness, or limited motion. A careful motor and sensory exam and assessment of vascular status by documentation of pulses and distal perfusion complete the upper extremity assessment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

L’examen sensitif recherche une hypoesthésie par affleurement cutané avec une compresse ou un coton. Vu précocement, le blessé peut ne se plaindre que des paresthésies ou de douleurs dans le territoire sensitif du nerf atteint.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

The examination then proceeds to the extremities. Beginning at the medial border of the clavicle, the entire upper extremity is palpated for any tenderness or crepitus and each joint is assessed for swelling, tenderness, or limited motion. A careful motor and sensory exam and assessment of vascular status by documentation of pulses and distal perfusion complete the upper extremity assessment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

L’examen sensitif recherche une hypoesthésie par affleurement cutané avec une compresse ou un coton. Vu précocement, le blessé peut ne se plaindre que des paresthésies ou de douleurs dans le territoire sensitif du nerf atteint.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A position used for the visualization of the glenohumeral joint, with the patient rotated 35 to 45 toward the affected side, the arm slightly abducted in internal rotation. The central ray is directed perpendicularly to a point two inches medial and two inches distal to the upper outer border of the shoulder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Incidence permettant de radiographier l'articulation gléno-humérale dans un plan parfaitement tangentiel.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Horse Husbandry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Élevage des chevaux

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
DEF

The inferior border of the wall that comes in contact with the ground or shoe.

PHR

Bearing edge of wall of the hoof.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
OBS

Elle porte sur le sol ou le fer.

PHR

Surface portante du paroi du sabot.

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Crustaceans
CONT

... the small pits found in... [some trilobites] near the distal extremities of the posterior border furrows... [are thought to be] related to dorsoventral muscles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Crustacés
CONT

[...] la fossette [est une impression musculaire] creusée à l'extrémité distale du sillon postérieur du cranidium dans certains genres [de Trilobites], en relation probable avec des muscles dorso-ventraux.

Spanish

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