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INTERNAL ROTATION [3 records]

Record 1 2004-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Obstetric Surgery
DEF

... the turning of the presenting part of a fetus around its long axis from one position to another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie obstétrique
DEF

Mouvement rotatif ou spiral décrit par la présentation lors de l'accouchement, en même temps qu'elle descend dans l'excavation pelvienne [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía obstétrica
DEF

En obstetricia, rotación de la cabeza fetal para descender a través de la pelvis.

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Record 2 1994-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Inward turning of a part around a longitudinal axis ....

OBS

The term "pronation" is used for the rotatory movement of the forearm and the foot. From APORT, 1982, p. 7.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

[...] mouvement qui tend à faire tourner le membre ou le segment de membre vers le dedans, selon son grand axe.

OBS

À l'avant-bras et au pied, on appelle [...] "pronation" le mouvement de rotation interne.

OBS

Rotation médiale : terme proposé par le comité de sémiologie de l'appareil locomoteur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 3 1978-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
  • Geology
DEF

In structural petrology, fine scale rotation producing distortion of the crystal lattice, regardless of what external rotation there may or may not be; e.g. calcite twinning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
  • Géologie
CONT

On a représenté (...) le sens de la rotation interne éventuelle des failles (...)

Spanish

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