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TOTAL CONTACT SOCKET [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-03-22
Record 1, English
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Record 1, Main entry term, English
- total contact socket
1, record 1, English, total%20contact%20socket
correct
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Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Total contact sockets, which minimize "give" between residual limb and socket wall, typically provide the best level of control. 1, record 1, English, - total%20contact%20socket
Record 1, French
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Record 1, Main entry term, French
- emboîture de contact
1, record 1, French, embo%C3%AEture%20de%20contact
feminine noun
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Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
emboîture : Partie proximale de la prothèse qui reçoit le moignon. 1, record 1, French, - embo%C3%AEture%20de%20contact
Record 1, Spanish
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Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-09-28
Record 2, English
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Record 2, Main entry term, English
- four-bar-linkage quadrilateral total contact socket with hip suspension 1, record 2, English, four%2Dbar%2Dlinkage%20quadrilateral%20total%20contact%20socket%20with%20hip%20suspension
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Record 2, French
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Record 2, Main entry term, French
- emboîture de contact, de forme quadrangulaire et accrochée à la hanche
1, record 2, French, embo%C3%AEture%20de%20contact%2C%20de%20forme%20quadrangulaire%20et%20accroch%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20la%20hanche
feminine noun
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Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-07-29
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Record 3, Main entry term, English
- moulded total contact plastic socket 1, record 3, English, moulded%20total%20contact%20plastic%20socket
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Record 3, Main entry term, French
- emboîture de contact de matière plastique moulée
1, record 3, French, embo%C3%AEture%20de%20contact%20de%20mati%C3%A8re%20plastique%20moul%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
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Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
emboîture : Partie proximale de la prothèse qui reçoit le moignon. 1, record 3, French, - embo%C3%AEture%20de%20contact%20de%20mati%C3%A8re%20plastique%20moul%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le Sarmiento de cuisse comporte un cuissard moulé avec appui ischiatique semblable à celui des emboîtures pour amputés de cuisse. 2, record 3, French, - embo%C3%AEture%20de%20contact%20de%20mati%C3%A8re%20plastique%20moul%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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