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MUCOUS BURSA [5 records]

Record 1 2023-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Musculoskeletal System
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A synovial sac found beneath a muscle.

OBS

submuscular bursa; bursa submuscularis: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

bourse submusculaire : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

bursa submuscularis : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Musculoskeletal System
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A synovial sac found between tendons and bone, tendons and ligaments, and one tendon and another.

OBS

subtendinous bursa; bursa subtendinea: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

bourse subtendineuse : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

bursa subtendinea : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Musculoskeletal System
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A synovial sac found beneath the skin.

OBS

subcutaneous bursa; bursa subcutanea: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

bourse subcutanée : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

bursa subcutanea : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 4 2023-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Musculoskeletal System
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Subfascial bursae exist between deep fascia and bone ...

OBS

subfascial bursa; bursa subfascialis: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

bourse subfasciale : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

bursa subfascialis : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 5 2023-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Musculoskeletal System
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Synovial bursae are fluid-filled sacks that facilitate the movement between muscle and bone, ligaments, and/or tendons, and develop during intrauterine life.

OBS

synovial bursa; bursa synovialis: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

La bourse synoviale a la forme d'un sac. Ses parois conjonctives délimitent une cavité close remplie de liquide synovial. Elle facilite les mouvements de glissement des parties anatomiques auxquelles elle est annexée.

OBS

bourse synoviale : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

bursa synovialis : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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