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ISCHIUM [12 records]

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Record 1 2023-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
os ischii
Latin
ischium
Latin
DEF

The inferior dorsal part of the hip bone.

OBS

[The ischium] is a separate bone in early life.

OBS

os ischii, ischium : Terminologia Anatomica(international anatomical terminology adopted by the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
os ischii
Latin
ischium
Latin
DEF

Segment postéro-inférieur de l'os iliaque, embryologiquement distinct du pubis et de l'ilion [...] composé d'un corps renflé par la tubérosité ischiatique, d'une branche verticale ou descendante et d'une branche ascendante.

OBS

os ischii, ischium : Terminologia Anatomica (terminologie internationale adoptée par le Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology).

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The deep socket situated at the junction of the ilium, ischium and pubis, in which the head of the femur fits and moves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Cavité profonde de l'os iliaque dans laquelle se loge la tête du fémur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
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Record 3 2012-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

the flattened bar of bone that projects from the inferior end of the body of the ischium in an anterosuperomedial direction to meet the inferior ramus of the pubis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Colonne osseuse antérieure de l'ischion.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A triangular downward projection from the posterior margin of the ischium, separating the greater sciatic notch from the lesser.

Key term(s)
  • s. ischialis
  • spina ischialis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Saillie aplatie et triangulaire du bord postérieur de l'os iliaque, entre la grande échancrure sciatique au-dessus et la petite échancrure sciatique au-dessous.

OBS

«épine sciatique» : Ancienne dénomination, sel on certains auteurs.

Key term(s)
  • épine ischiasique

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-10-26

English

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

A line drawn from the inner border of the ilium to the medial border of the body of the ischium, brushing the dome of the acetabulum. If the outline of the acetabular dome passes through this line, a protrusion exists. [From TUROR, 1984, p. 1244. ]

French

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

Ligne partant du bord externe du trou obturateur et montant vers l'articulation sacro-iliaque. Le fond du cotyle reste habituellement en dehors de cette ligne, mais il peut la toucher et même la dépasser en cas de protrusion acétabulaire. [D'après EMAPP, 14313, A10, 1990, p. 4 et CONEN, 1977, p. 72.]

OBS

source d : EMAPP, 14312, A10, 1990, p. 4.

Spanish

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Record 6 2009-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Body Movements (Sports)
DEF

The rough bony projection at the junction of the inferior end of the body of the ischium and its ramus...

OBS

The body rests on [the ischial] tuberosity when sitting, and it provides the proximal tendinous attachment of posterior thigh muscles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Mouvements du corps (Sports)
DEF

Saillie volumineuse et arrondie située sur la partie postéro-inférieure de l'ischium, donnant insertion à certains muscles du pelvis, du périnée et de la cuisse.

CONT

L'ischium est l'os sur lequel on s'assied car il constitue la partie la plus inférieure de l'os coxal. La tubérosité ischiatique est une région épaisse qui supporte entièrement le poids du corps en position assise.

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
DEF

A large muscle of the inner part and back of the thigh arising by a thick tendon from the back part of the tuberosity of the ischium and inserted into the medial condyle or the tibia.

OBS

plural: semimembranosi

Key term(s)
  • semi-membranosus
  • semi-membranosus muscle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
Key term(s)
  • muscle semimembranosus
  • semimembranosus

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

The "hole" in the inferior pelvis is the obturator foramen, which is formed by the rami of the publis and the ischium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Os et articulations
OBS

[Chez les tétrapodes,] le pubis est percé d'un orifice, le trou obturateur, servant au passage de nerfs et vaisseaux sanguins destinés aux muscles des membres.

Spanish

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Record 9 1998-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The bone which comprises the ilium, ischium, and pubis.

OBS

innominate bone: Outmoded term, according to MBIOL,1986.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Os de la ceinture pelvienne qui, avec son homologue du côté opposé et le sacrum, forment le bassin. Il est constitué par l'ilion en haut, le pubis en bas et en avant, et l'ischion en bas et en arrière.

Spanish

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Record 10 1994-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Animal Science
DEF

The region on each side of the tail head on the hind quarters of a bovine. These should be wide apart and well-defined for good conformation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Zootechnie
DEF

Partie de l'os iliaque.

Spanish

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Record 11 1990-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

pertaining to the ischium and the pubis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations

Spanish

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Record 12 1977-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[In] the pelvic girdle of [adult] tetrapods(...) three bones are constant(...) [, One of these is] a posterior ischium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Chez les Quadrupèdes [l'un des] deux éléments ventraux [est] l'ischion.

OBS

Partie de l'os iliaque.

Spanish

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