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LEFT COLIC FLEXURE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- The Pancreas
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tail of pancreas
1, record 1, English, tail%20of%20pancreas
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pancreatic tail 2, record 1, English, pancreatic%20tail
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The tail of the pancreas lies anterior to the left kidney, where it is closely related to the splenic hilum and the left colic flexure. The tail is relatively mobile and passes between the layers of the splenorenal ligament with the splenic vessels... The tip of the tail is usually blunted and turned superiorly. 3, record 1, English, - tail%20of%20pancreas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tail of pancreas: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, English, - tail%20of%20pancreas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A05.9.01.014: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 4, record 1, English, - tail%20of%20pancreas
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Pancréas
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- queue du pancréas
1, record 1, French, queue%20du%20pancr%C3%A9as
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La queue du pancréas se trouve en avant du rein gauche où elle est en relation étroite avec le hile de la rate et l'angle colique gauche (angle splénique du côlon). Relativement mobile, la queue du pancréas s'engage avec les vaisseaux spléniques entre les feuillets du ligament spléno-rénal [...] Le bout de la queue est généralement émoussé et recourbé vers le haut. 2, record 1, French, - queue%20du%20pancr%C3%A9as
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
queue du pancréas : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - queue%20du%20pancr%C3%A9as
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A05.9.01.014 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - queue%20du%20pancr%C3%A9as
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Páncreas
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cola del páncreas
1, record 1, Spanish, cola%20del%20p%C3%A1ncreas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Porción izquierda y más estrecha del páncreas, que se continúa en sentido medial con el cuerpo del páncreas y está situada entre las dos capas del ligamento esplenorrenal. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cola%20del%20p%C3%A1ncreas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cola del páncreas: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica. 3, record 1, Spanish, - cola%20del%20p%C3%A1ncreas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A05.9.01.014: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica. 3, record 1, Spanish, - cola%20del%20p%C3%A1ncreas
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Digestive Tract
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- splenic flexure of colon
1, record 2, English, splenic%20flexure%20of%20colon
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- left flexure of colon 1, record 2, English, left%20flexure%20of%20colon
correct
- left colic flexure 2, record 2, English, left%20colic%20flexure
correct
- left angle of colon 1, record 2, English, left%20angle%20of%20colon
correct, obsolete
- flexura linealis coli 1, record 2, English, flexura%20linealis%20coli
Latin
- flexura coli sinistra 3, record 2, English, flexura%20coli%20sinistra
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The acute bend between the termination of the transverse colon and the commencement of the descending colon. 1, record 2, English, - splenic%20flexure%20of%20colon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil digestif
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- angle gauche du côlon
1, record 2, French, angle%20gauche%20du%20c%C3%B4lon
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- courbe colique gauche 1, record 2, French, courbe%20colique%20gauche
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- angle splénique du côlon 1, record 2, French, angle%20spl%C3%A9nique%20du%20c%C3%B4lon
correct, masculine noun
- flexura coli sinistra 1, record 2, French, flexura%20coli%20sinistra
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Portion du côlon formant un angle aigu unissant le côlon transverse et le côlon descendant. 1, record 2, French, - angle%20gauche%20du%20c%C3%B4lon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ancienne nomenclature : angle colique gauche. 1, record 2, French, - angle%20gauche%20du%20c%C3%B4lon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-06-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Digestive Tract
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- transverse colon
1, record 3, English, transverse%20colon
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- colon transversum 2, record 3, English, colon%20transversum
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The portion of the colon that arches from the right colic flexure below the liver in the right lumbar region to the left colic flexure below the spleen in the left hypochondriac region. 2, record 3, English, - transverse%20colon
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appareil digestif
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- côlon transverse
1, record 3, French, c%C3%B4lon%20transverse
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- côlon moyen 2, record 3, French, c%C3%B4lon%20moyen
correct, masculine noun
- colon transversum 3, record 3, French, colon%20transversum
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deuxième segment du côlon, compris entre l'angle hépatique et l'angle splénique du gros intestin. 4, record 3, French, - c%C3%B4lon%20transverse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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