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HYPOPHYSEAL [9 records]

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Record 1 2021-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
fossa hypophysialis
Latin
fossa hypophyseos
Latin
A02.1.05.009
classification system code, see observation
CONT

The sella turcica is composed of three parts: ... 2. The hypophysial fossa (pituitary fossa): a median depression ... in the body of the sphenoid that accommodates the pituitary gland ...

OBS

hypophysial fossa: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.05.009: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
fossa hypophysialis
Latin
fossa hypophyseos
Latin
A02.1.05.009
classification system code, see observation
OBS

fosse hypophysaire : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.05.009 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

A small thumb forceps with two teeth on one tip and one tooth on the other.

CONT

Adson forceps [are] dressing/dissecting forceps with a concave leading edge from the body of the shank to the forceps tips. Each shank is moulded into a single unit with rounded ends [and] includes grooved gripping surfaces. The jaws of the forceps have horizontal serrations.

OBS

Adson forceps 1x2 (means there are 2 teeth on one side and 1 tooth on the other for grasping).

OBS

There are many types of Adson forceps : artery, dissecting, dressing, dural, ear, hemostatic, hypophyseal, lung, grasping, suture, tissue, thumb, etc.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as in "Adson’s forceps", often disappears over the years. Sometimes the possessive form and the inventor’s name agglutinate. For that reason, the written forms "Adson forceps" and "Adsons forceps" are also found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Il existe différents types de pinces d'Adson : pince à dissection ou pince à disséquer d'Adson, pince à hypophyse d'Adson, pince hémostatique d'Adson, etc.

OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur (ici, le neuro-chirurgien américain Alfred W. Adson) ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de «pince Adson» et non plus de «pince d'Adson» ou de «pince de Adson».

PHR

Pince d'Adson à griffes, à dents de souris.

PHR

Pince d'Adson sans griffes, avec griffes, sans dents, avec dents, ultra fine.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A fold of dura mater covering the sella turcica and roofing over the hypophyseal fossa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Lame dure-mérienne constituant une cloison horizontale au-dessus de la selle turcique et de l'hypophyse.

OBS

Ancienne nomenclature : tente de l'hypophyse.

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
OBS

There are many types of Adson forceps : Adson artery forceps; Adson dissecting forceps; Adson dressing forceps; Adson dural forceps; Adson ear forceps; Adson hypophyseal forceps; Adson lung grasping forceps; Adson micro forceps; Adson suture forceps; Adson tissue forceps; Adson thumb forceps; Adson thumb and tissue forceps; Adson thumb and tissue micro forceps; etc.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Adson’s forceps", often disappears over the years. For that reason, in that specific case, the written forms "Adson’s hemostatic forceps", "Adson’s haemostatic forceps", "Adson’s hemostat forceps", "Adson’s hemostat" and "Adson’s artery forceps" are not found.

OBS

Alfred Washington Adson (1887-1951), American neurosurgeon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de «pince hémostatique Adson» et non plus de «pince hémostatique d'Adson».

OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de "pince hémostatique Adson" et non plus de "pince hémostatique d'Adson".

Spanish

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Record 5 2008-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

Standard thumb-operated, wishbone type forceps for grasping tissue, with a rat-tooth tip with a single point on one side fitting in between two teeth on the other.

OBS

Proper name: Adson Tissue Forceps. ... Features: tips - 1x2 sharp interlocking teeth; jaws - fine, diamond serrations. Grasping delicate tissue and skin.

OBS

There are many types of Adson forceps : Adson artery forceps; Adson dissecting forceps; Adson dressing forceps; Adson dural forceps; Adson ear forceps; Adson hemostatic or haemostatic forceps; Adson hypophyseal forceps; Adson lung grasping forceps; Adson micro forceps; Adson suture forceps; etc.

OBS

Adson forceps can be: toothed or non-toothed ; smooth or serrated; straight or curved; with fenestrated handle; with tungsten carbide inserts or with serrated tungsten carbide suture platform; etc.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Adson’s tissue forceps", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written form "Adson tissue forceps" is also found. Alfred Washington Adson. American neurosurgeon, 1887-1951.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de «pince à dissection Adson» et non plus de «pince à dissection d'Adson». Alfred W. Adson (1887-1951), neuro-chirurgien américain.

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
CONT

There is another popular variety of dressing forceps known as Adson dressing forceps. They have wide, comfortable, serrated handles that taper to a medium serrated tip.

OBS

There are many types of Adson forceps : Adson artery forceps; Adson dissecting forceps; Adson dural forceps; Adson ear forceps; Adson hemostatic or haemostatic forceps; Adson hypophyseal forceps; Adson lung grasping forceps; Adson micro forceps; Adson suture forceps; Adson tissue forceps; Adson thumb forceps; Adson thumb and tissue forceps; Adson thumb and tissue micro forceps; etc.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Adson’s dressing forceps", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written forms "Adson dressing forceps" is also found. Alfred Washington Adson (1887-1951), American neurosurgeon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de «pince à pansements Adson» et non plus de «pince à pansements d'Adson». Alfred W. Adson (1887-1951), neuro-chirurgien américain.

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
OBS

There are many varieties of dura hooks, often bearing the name of their inventor : Adson dura hook; Cushing dura hook; Graham dura hook; Sachs dura hook; Tönnis dura hook; etc.

OBS

There are many surgical instruments bearing the name of Alfred Washington Adson, American neurosurgeon(1887-1951) : Adson dressing forceps; Adson hemostatic forceps; Adson hypophyseal forceps; Adson tissue forceps; Adson needle holder; Adson elevator; Adson retractor; etc.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Adson’s dura hook", often disappears over the years. For that reason, in that specific case, the written form "Adson’s dura hook" is not found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hypophysis
DEF

A tubular outgrowth of ectoderm from the stomodeum of the embryo; it grows dorsal toward the infundibular process of the diencephalon, around which it forms a cup-like mass, giving rise to the pars distalis and pars juxtaneuralis of the hypophysis.

Key term(s)
  • Rathke diverticulum
  • Rathke pocket
  • Rathke pouch

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hypophyse
CONT

La poche de Rathke, dérivée des cellules de la crête neurale, est un recessus transitoire situé entre l'anté-hypophyse en avant (dérivée de la crête neurale) et la post-hypophyse en arrière (diverticule diencéphalique) qui disparait avec le développement du sphénoïde.

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
DEF

Of or relating to the hypophysis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
DEF

Qui se rapporte à l'hypophyse.

Spanish

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