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HAMSTRING MUSCLES [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Kernig’s sign
1, record 1, English, Kernig%26rsquo%3Bs%20sign
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Kernig sign 2, record 1, English, Kernig%20sign
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sign of meningeal irritation which can be elicited in three ways. 1) When the patient sits up in bed, flexion of the legs occurs. 2) With the patient lying supine, lifting of the legs causes involuntary flexion of the knees. 3) An attempt to extend the flexed knee of the supine patient after the thigh has been flexed on the pelvis causes pain and spasm of the hamstring muscles. 2, record 1, English, - Kernig%26rsquo%3Bs%20sign
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- signe de Kernig
1, record 1, French, signe%20de%20Kernig
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signe témoignant d'une irritation méningée, mais pouvant survenir aussi lors d'une hernie discale ou de tumeurs de la queue de cheval. Il se recherche de diverses manières. 1) La mise en position assise provoque la flexion invincible des genoux. 2) Le malade étant couché, le soulèvement progressif des deux membres inférieurs maintenus en extension entraîne la flexion des genoux. 3) En position couchée, hanches et genoux fléchis à 90 degrés, l'extension des membres inférieurs dans l'axe des cuisses est impossible. Ces manœuvres entraînent des douleurs dans la région lombaire ou dans les muscles de la loge postérieure de la cuisse. 2, record 1, French, - signe%20de%20Kernig
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- signo de Kernig
1, record 1, Spanish, signo%20de%20Kernig
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tibial nerve
1, record 2, English, tibial%20nerve
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- medial popliteal nerve 1, record 2, English, medial%20popliteal%20nerve
correct
- nervus tibialis 1, record 2, English, nervus%20tibialis
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the two major divisions of the sciatic nerve, it courses down the back of the leg to terminate as the medial and lateral plantar nerves in the foot; it supplies the hamstring muscles, the muscles of the back of the leg(the dorsiflexors and invertors of the foot) and the plantar aspect of the foot, as well as the skin on the back of the leg and sole of the foot. 1, record 2, English, - tibial%20nerve
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nerf tibial
1, record 2, French, nerf%20tibial
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- nervus tibialis 2, record 2, French, nervus%20tibialis
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La plus grosse des deux branches terminales du nerf sciatique. C'est un nerf mixte constitué de fibres provenant de L4 L5 S1 S2 S3. 1, record 2, French, - nerf%20tibial
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-10-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- perforating vein
1, record 3, English, perforating%20vein
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- perforator vein 2, record 3, English, perforator%20vein
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of the veins that accompany the perforating arteries, drain the lateral vastus and the hamstring muscles, and terminate in the deep femoral vein. 1, record 3, English, - perforating%20vein
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Connecting the deep and superficial veins is a third type of vein, the perforator vein. 2, record 3, English, - perforating%20vein
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- veine perforante
1, record 3, French, veine%20perforante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Une des] veines collatérales de la veine fémorale profonde, satellites des artères homonymes. 2, record 3, French, - veine%20perforante
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une veine musculaire est une veine issue d'un muscle et qui se jette dans une veine perforante indirecte. Cette dernière faisant la jonction entre le réseau veineux superficiel et profond. 3, record 3, French, - veine%20perforante
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les veines perforantes drainent les muscles de la cuisse et s'anastomosent avec les rameaux perforants de la veine glutéale inférieure. 2, record 3, French, - veine%20perforante
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-12-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- leg curl machine 1, record 4, English, leg%20curl%20machine
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A machine that uses weight plates to exercise the hamstring muscles. As with the leg extension machine, this machine may also be a separate unit or part of a multi-station exercise unit. 2, record 4, English, - leg%20curl%20machine
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Conditionnement physique et culturisme
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- appareil pour flexion des jambes
1, record 4, French, appareil%20pour%20flexion%20des%20jambes
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un appareil utilisant des poids pour exercer les tendons du jarret. Cet appareil peut être seul ou peut constituer une partie d'une unité d'exercice avec multiples postes. 1, record 4, French, - appareil%20pour%20flexion%20des%20jambes
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1985-11-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Muscles and Tendons
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hamstrings
1, record 5, English, hamstrings
correct, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- hamstring muscles 2, record 5, English, hamstring%20muscles
correct, proposal, plural
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Three muscles on the posterior aspect of the thigh, the semitendinosus, semimembranosus, and biceps femoris. 1, record 5, English, - hamstrings
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Hamstrings] flex the leg and adduct and extend the thigh. 1, record 5, English, - hamstrings
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Muscles et tendons
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- muscles ischio-jambiers
1, record 5, French, muscles%20ischio%2Djambiers
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- ischio-jambiers 1, record 5, French, ischio%2Djambiers
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Muscles ischio-jambiers" : Annales de kinésithérapie, 1980, vol. 7, no 5, p. 205. "Ischio-jambiers" : Revue de chirurgie orthopédique, 1977, no 63, supp. II, p. 58. 1, record 5, French, - muscles%20ischio%2Djambiers
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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