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WORMIAN BONE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sutural bone
1, record 1, English, sutural%20bone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Wormian bone 1, record 1, English, Wormian%20bone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sutural bones or Wormian bones ... are small, irregular bones found at the sutures and fontanels of the skull, usually in the vicinity of lambdoid sutures ... They are not named as different bones because they vary in number and shape from skull to skull ... 2, record 1, English, - sutural%20bone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sutural bone: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, English, - sutural%20bone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A02.1.00.043: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 3, record 1, English, - sutural%20bone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- os sutural
1, record 1, French, os%20sutural
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- os wormien 1, record 1, French, os%20wormien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En plus des 28 os normaux du crâne, on rencontre souvent des os suturaux (aussi appelés os wormiens), qui sont de petits os irréguliers qui apparaissent le long des sutures. 2, record 1, French, - os%20sutural
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
os sutural : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - os%20sutural
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A02.1.00.043 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - os%20sutural
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hueso sutural
1, record 1, Spanish, hueso%20sutural
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hueso wormiano 1, record 1, Spanish, hueso%20wormiano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Hueso] pequeño y [de] número variable, [que se localiza] en la confluencia de las suturas de los huesos del cráneo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - hueso%20sutural
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A02.1.00.043: cifra identificadora única de la Terminología Anatómica Internacional. 3, record 1, Spanish, - hueso%20sutural
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