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PITTED AREA [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-07-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Dentistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cavity
1, record 1, English, cavity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pitted area in a tooth caused by caries. 1, record 1, English, - cavity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cavité
1, record 1, French, cavit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] doit accrocher et même pénétrer dans une cavité pour affirmer la présence certaine d'une carie; ceci ne permet de dépister que les caries des faces triturantes. 1, record 1, French, - cavit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-06-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Pentameridae
1, record 2, English, Pentameridae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Brachiopods of the] family Pentameridae [are] smooth, costate, costellate, granulose, or pitted, with or without interareas and generally have strongly biconvex shells. [A] pedicle spondylium [is] well developed, commonly supported at least in part by [a] septum. Brachial processes [are] supported by well-developed plates which in some genera are parallel and discrete, and in others uniting to form [a] cruralium; in both types [the] brachial apparatus [is] long, extending forward far enough to enclose [the] muscle area; brachial processes [are] rodlike or bladelike. U. Ord.-U. Dev. 1, record 2, English, - Pentameridae
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Pentameridae
1, record 2, French, Pentameridae
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Brachiopodes de la] famille des Pentameridae [ont un] spondylium généralement duplex, parfois libre; [des] cardinalia dorsales tripartites; en général [ils ont un] delthyrium ouvert, parfois un deltidium concave. 1, record 2, French, - Pentameridae
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Welding and Soldering (Metals)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pitted area 1, record 3, English, pitted%20area
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(welding) Pin holes and pitted areas adjacent to a weld are caused by ... 1, record 3, English, - pitted%20area
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Soudage (Métal)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- plage rongée
1, record 3, French, plage%20rong%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- zone rongée 1, record 3, French, zone%20rong%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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