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ACETABULUM [5 records]

Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A mushroom of the family Helvellaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Champignon de la famille des Helvellaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The deep socket situated at the junction of the ilium, ischium and pubis, in which the head of the femur fits and moves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Cavité profonde de l'os iliaque dans laquelle se loge la tête du fémur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
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Record 3 2000-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A notch in the inferior portion of the lunate surface of the acetabulum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
Key term(s)
  • échancrure ischiopubienne

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

During revision surgery we prefer to rebuild a solid bony acetabulum close to the anatomy in which the implant will be cemented.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
CONT

Les auteurs ont préféré reconstruire un cotyle osseux solide proche de l'anatomie, dans lequel l'implant était scellé.

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-09-16

English

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

A flat acetabular roof with downward spike-like projections at its medial, lateral, and, sometimes, central aspects, seen in chondroectodermal dysplasia and asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia. [From REBON, 1988, pp. 3455, 3456.]

French

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

Aspect du toit cotyloïdien, qui est horizontal avec deux éperons latéraux et parfois une saillie médiane convexe vers le bas, observé dans la dysplasie chondroectodermique et la dysplasie thoracique asphyxiante. [D'après EMSQU, 21132, B10, s.d., p. 8.]

OBS

aspect en trident (du cotyle).

OBS

source d : EMSQU, 31132, B10, s.d., p. 8.

Spanish

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