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GINGLYMUS [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

a type of synovial joint that allows movement in but one plane, forward and backward, as the hinge of a door.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Articulation synoviale dont le mouvement se fait comme dans une charnière ou dans un pivot.

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[The] ginglymus [is a] secondary interarea in [the] pedicle valve of some productoid [brachiopods], serving to close [the] gap between valves and to assist in articulation (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Chez certains "productinae": [le ginglymus est un] sillon le long du bord cardinal de la valve ventrale, dans lequel vient s'encastrer le bord cardinal étroit de la valve brachiale. Sans doute en relation avec l'avéa.

Spanish

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