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CAPSULA [10 records]

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Record 1 2020-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Thyroid
Universal entry(ies)
capsula fibrosa glandulae thyroideae
Latin
A08.1.01.013
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A connective tissue coat intimately adherent to the underlying gland.

OBS

fibrous capsule of thyroid gland: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A08.1.01.013: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Thyroïde
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
capsula fibrosa glandulae thyroideae
Latin
A08.1.01.013
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Enveloppe fibreuse de la glande thyroïde qui dépend du système aponévrotique du cou.

OBS

capsule fibreuse de la glande thyroïde : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A08.1.01.013 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Genitals
Universal entry(ies)
capsula prostatica
Latin
A09.3.08.017
classification system code, see observation
CONT

Most of the nerve branches to the prostate leave the neurovascular bundles at a level just above the prostate base and extend medially within a layer of fatty tissue. The nerve branches in these superior pedicles fan out over the prostatic capsule, which contains many autonomic ganglia embedded in a layer of fat.

OBS

capsule of prostate; prostatic capsule: designations derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A09.3.08.017: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Organes génitaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
capsula prostatica
Latin
A09.3.08.017
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Éléments fibro-élastiques très lâches dans lesquels cheminent les éléments vasculo-nerveux destinés à la prostate.

OBS

capsule de la prostate : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A09.3.08.017 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
DEF

The fibroserous membrane, consisting of mesothelium and submesothelial connective tissue, covering the heart and beginning of the great vessels.

OBS

Plural: pericardia.

Key term(s)
  • pericardia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
DEF

Sac sérologique enveloppant le cœur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Corazón
DEF

Cápsula, membrana o teca del corazón; bolsa cardíaca; membrana fibroserosa que consta de mesotelio y tejido conjuntivo submesotelial y cubre el corazón y el de los grandes vasos. Es una bolsa cerrada que tiene dos capas: la capa visceral o epicardio, que rodea inmediatamente el corazón, y la capa parietal externa, que forma la bolsa y se compone de tejido fibroso fuerte (pericardio fibroso) tapizado por una membrana serosa (pericardio seroso). El nervio frénico divide al pericardio en una parte antefrénica y otra retrofrénica; el hilio del pulmón divide a su vez a cada una de estas partes en una porción suprahiliar, una hiliar y una infrahiliar.

CONT

El pericardio [...] se compone de dos partes: una, exterior o superficial, fibrosa, es el saco fibroso pericárdico; la otra, profunda, es la serosa pericárdica.

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Record 4 2012-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

A thin, fibrous, somewhat elastic membrane that envelops eyeball from edge of cornea (limbus) to optic nerve; attaches loosely to the sclera and to the extraocular muscle tendons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Membrane fibreuse qui enveloppe le globe oculaire depuis le bord de la cornée jusqu'au nerf optique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
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Record 5 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A capsule attached to the circumference of the articular margins of the component bones of a synovial joint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Manchon fibreux maintenant en contact les surfaces articulaires et s'insérant à proximité des cartilages articulaires des deux pièces osseuses en contact.

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

The connective tissue sheath that accompanies the vessels and ducts through the hepatic portal. It is continuous with the fibrous coat.

Key term(s)
  • capsule of Glisson

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil digestif
DEF

Portion de la tunique fibreuse du foie qui occupe le bile.

Spanish

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Record 7 2012-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urinary Tract
DEF

A layer of fatty tissue surrounding the fibrous capsule of the kidney.

OBS

capsula adiposa renis: also taxonomic term: Nomina Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil urinaire
DEF

Lame cellulo-graisseuse molle située entre le pain et le fascia périrénal.

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A mass of white fibers located between the lateral surface of the thalamus and the medial surface of the globus pallidus, carrying both afferent and efferent fibers of the cerebral cortex.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Lame épaisse de substance blanche interposée entre le noyau lenticulaire d'une part, et le thalamus et le noyau caudé d'autre part.

Spanish

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Record 9 2001-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

The noncellular outer covering of the crystalline lens, secreted by the embryonic anterior and posterior epithelium, which receives the fibers of the zonule of Zinn and the hyaloideocapsular ligaments from the vitreous humor.

Key term(s)
  • crystalline capsule
  • hyaline capsule
  • capsule

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Capsule transparente et élastique recouvrant le cristallin.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
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Record 10 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
DEF

An anatomical structure enclosing an organ or body part.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
DEF

Structure anatomique en forme d'enveloppe.

Spanish

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