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PLEURAL RECESSES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Respiratory System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pleural recesses
1, record 1, English, pleural%20recesses
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- recessus pleurales 1, record 1, English, recessus%20pleurales
Latin, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The spaces where the different portions of the pleura join at an angle and which are never completely filled by lung tissue. 1, record 1, English, - pleural%20recesses
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareil respiratoire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- recessus pleuraux
1, record 1, French, recessus%20pleuraux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- culs-de-sac pleuraux 1, record 1, French, culs%2Dde%2Dsac%20pleuraux
correct, masculine noun, plural
- sinus pleuraux 1, record 1, French, sinus%20pleuraux
correct, masculine noun, plural
- recessus pleurales 1, record 1, French, recessus%20pleurales
Latin, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Les deux culs-de-sac de la cavité pleurale, formés par l'angle de réflexion de la plèvre pariétale sur la plèvre viscérale : le recessus costo-diaphragmatique et le recessus costo-médiastinal. 1, record 1, French, - recessus%20pleuraux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ancienne nomenclature : culs-de-sac pleuraux; sinus pleuraux. 1, record 1, French, - recessus%20pleuraux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-09-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Respiratory System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- recessus pleuralis
1, record 2, English, recessus%20pleuralis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sinus pleurae 1, record 2, English, sinus%20pleurae
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
pleural recesses : the spaces where the different portions of the pleura join at an angle and which are never completely filled by lung tissue. 1, record 2, English, - recessus%20pleuralis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil respiratoire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- récessus pleuralis
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9cessus%20pleuralis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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