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PLANTAR ARCH [2 records]

Record 1 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

The arterial arch arising chiefly from the lateral plantar artery and from which digital arteries to the toes arise.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Segment transversal de l'artère plantaire latérale, proche du sillon, qui délimite la racine des orteils, [qui] draine, par des veines interdigitales, la partie antérieure du réseau plantaire et [qui] se jette dans les veines dorsales.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

Either of the two arches produced by the plantar surface of tarsal and metatarsal bones and their binding ligaments.

Key term(s)
  • arch of the foot
  • foot arch

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Muscles et tendons
DEF

Ensemble des courbes à concavité inférieure à surface inférieure du squelette du pied recouverte par les muscles.

Spanish

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