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BALL FOOT [2 records]

Record 1 2017-12-19

English

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

The prominent part of the sole of the human foot between the base of the toes and the arch or instep.

CONT

The metatarsals articulate with the proximal phalanges of the toes, and the enlarged head of the first metatarsal forms the ball of the foot ...

French

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

À l'extrémité distale, à l'endroit où les métatarsiens s'articulent avec les phalanges proximales des orteils, la large tête du premier métatarsien forme l'«éminence métatarsienne».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
CONT

La metatarsalgia es un término general que se utiliza para denotar una condición dolorosa del pie en la región del metatarso del pie (el área justo antes de los dedos de los pies, más comúnmente conocida como la bola del pie).

Key term(s)
  • planta
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Record 2 1988-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A large turned foot often found on 17th-century case furniture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
CONT

[Le bahut deux corps languedocien] forme généralement (...) un bloc mouluré, sans retrait, de dimensions variées et comportant quatre panneaux à losanges, carrés, croix de Malte, pointes de diamant, et parfois, mais plus rarement, le motif dit «tas de sable». La corniche est moulurée ou à denticules, les pieds carrés ou sphériques.

Spanish

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