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DISTAL EDGE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bone chisel
1, record 1, English, bone%20chisel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surgical chisel designed to cut and shape bone during surgical procedures. 2, record 1, English, - bone%20chisel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The bone chisels] typically consist of a sturdy, handheld, manual flat-blade instrument with a cutting edge that is beveled on one side at the distal end and a handle. Dedicated surgical chisels are available in a variety of shapes and sizes according to the procedure to be performed; they are used in orthopedic and plastic surgery, neurosurgery, and other surgical procedures. 2, record 1, English, - bone%20chisel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bone chisels are tools for carving small pieces out of the bones to reach the inner soft part. [They] are used to score, cut, scrape, clean and sculpt bone. ... The bone sculpting chisels are called osteotomes: they are used to cut a window in the bone cortex to allow harvesting of pure soft bone. 3, record 1, English, - bone%20chisel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ciseau à os
1, record 1, French, ciseau%20%C3%A0%20os
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ciseau-burin 2, record 1, French, ciseau%2Dburin
masculine noun
- burin 3, record 1, French, burin
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque l'os est dur et cassant il faut s'aider de la scie pour les ailerons et d'un ciseau à os pour la quille. 4, record 1, French, - ciseau%20%C3%A0%20os
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme anglais "chisel" désigne tant un burin qu'un ciseau. Les deux instruments peuvent être utilisés seuls ou percutés à l'aide d'un marteau. Il existe cependant en français une nuance entre le burin et le ciseau. Le terme « burin » est employé en chirurgie pour désigner un instrument à extrémité biseautée tranchante destinée à entailler le périoste ou l'os. Quant au terme «ciseau», il désigne un instrument plat, également taillé en biseau, utilisé en chirurgie osseuse pour prélever, tailler ou trancher un greffon ou un fragment osseux. 5, record 1, French, - ciseau%20%C3%A0%20os
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-06-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- calicular edge
1, record 2, English, calicular%20edge
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- distal edge 2, record 2, English, distal%20edge
correct
- calical rim 3, record 2, English, calical%20rim
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A septum may have a number of irregular, upwardly directed, slender or cylindrical "axial" lobes springing from its axial edge... Its distal(calicular) edge may show teeth representing the growing tips of trabeculae. 2, record 2, English, - calicular%20edge
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bord calicinal
1, record 2, French, bord%20calicinal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'intersection du calice [d'un polypier] avec la muraille est le «bord calicinal» [...] 1, record 2, French, - bord%20calicinal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-08-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Medical Instruments and Devices
- Surgical Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- split cannula
1, record 3, English, split%20cannula
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The[ single-portal endoscopic technique] involved insertion of a split cannula into the previously dilated carpal tunnel, followed by section of the transverse carpal ligament from its proximal to its distal edge under visual guidance via a standard arthroscope. 2, record 3, English, - split%20cannula
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et appareillages médicaux
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- canule fendue
1, record 3, French, canule%20fendue
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La[technique endoscopique à une voie]comprend la mise en place d'une canule fendue dans le canal carpien après dilatation, et la section du ligament annulaire de proximal en distal sous contrôle d'un arthroscope standard. 1, record 3, French, - canule%20fendue
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-01-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- rotation flap
1, record 4, English, rotation%20flap
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pedicle flap whose width is increased by transforming the edge of the flap distal to the defect into a curved line; the flap is then rotated and a counterincision is made at the base of the curved line; which increases the mobility of the flap. 2, record 4, English, - rotation%20flap
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lambeau de rotation
1, record 4, French, lambeau%20de%20rotation
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de lambeau généralement destiné à combler une perte de substance grossièrement triangulaire, dessiné suivant une courbe menée à partir de cette perte de substance; l'ensemble de la berge inscrite subissant, après décollement sous-cutané, un mouvement de rotation. 2, record 4, French, - lambeau%20de%20rotation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-09-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- odontophore
1, record 5, English, odontophore
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[An odontophore is a] single axillary [ossicle] on [the] distal edge of [a] pair of mouth-angle plates in asteroids. 1, record 5, English, - odontophore
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- odontophore
1, record 5, French, odontophore
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Chez les Stelléroides,] les inféromarginales rejoignent proximalement les cinq plaques axillaires ou "odontophores" (...) de la face orale; (...) 1, record 5, French, - odontophore
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1977-08-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- protopodite
1, record 6, English, protopodite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- protopod 1, record 6, English, protopod
correct
- coxite 1, record 6, English, coxite
correct
- sympod 1, record 6, English, sympod
correct
- sympodite 1, record 6, English, sympodite
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A protopodite is the] proximal portion of [a crustacean] limb, consisting of [the] precoxa, coxa, and basis, fused together in some forms; its distal edge generally(...) [bears the] endopodite and exopodite;(...) 1, record 6, English, - protopodite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- protopodite
1, record 6, French, protopodite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- sympodite 1, record 6, French, sympodite
correct
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chez beaucoup d'Arthropodes (...) l'appendice typique (...) se compose de deux branches semblables à l'origine (...) insérées (...) sur une base qui forme le "protopodite" (ou "sympodite") (...) 1, record 6, French, - protopodite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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