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Record 1 2016-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Musculoskeletal System
Universal entry(ies)
genu
Latin
A01.1.00.036
classification system code, see observation
OBS

knee: term derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A01.1.00.036: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
genu
Latin
A01.1.00.036
classification system code, see observation
OBS

genou : terme dérivé de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A01.1.00.036 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

Below the level of the thalamus the internal capsule becomes the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain. In horizontal section the internal capsule, from anterior to posterior, has three parts: anterior limb, genu, and posterior limb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

La capsule interne est une importante voie de conduction, dans laquelle cheminent de nombreuses voies de projection. Dans une coupe horizontale, la capsule interne présente un angle ouvert latéralement (genou = genou de la capsule interne) auquel aboutissent deux bras (bras antérieur et bras postérieur). Dans ces trois parties passent de nombreuses fibres ascendantes et descendantes […] Le bras antérieur est limité par la tête du noyau caudé, le palladium et le putamen; le bras postérieur, par le thalamus, le palladium et le putamen.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-12-20

English

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

Hyperextension of the knee, giving a forward concavity of the lower limb when fully extended.

French

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

Déformation du genou caractérisée par une extension excessive de la jambe sur la cuisse, qui forment ensemble un angle ouvert en avant en position debout ou au cours de l'extension forcée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 4 2011-01-18

English

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

No English equivalent was found in the documentation consulted.

French

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

Déformation du genou en flexion.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

Genu valgum is the Latin-derived term used to describe knock-knee deformity. While many otherwise healthy children have knock-knee deformity as a passing trait, some individuals retain or develop this deformity due to hereditary or genetic disorders or metabolic bone disease. The typical gait pattern is circumduction, requiring that the individual swing each leg outward while walking in order to take a step without striking the planted limb with the moving limb. Not only are the mechanics of gait compromised but also, with significant angular deformity, anterior and medial knee pain are common.

OBS

The term "genu valgum" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Déformation du membre inférieur se caractérisant par une obliquité (inclinaison) de la jambe formant avec la cuisse un angle ouvert en dehors.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
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Record 6 1996-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A deformity in which the knees are abnormally separated and the lower extremities are bowed inwardly.

OBS

The term "genu varum" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Déformation primitive ou secondaire, caractérisée par une angulation latérale interne de la jambe par rapport au fémur, de telle sorte que, talons joints, les faces internes des genoux restent séparées (par une distance d'autant plus grande que le genu varum est plus prononcé).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
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Record 7 1991-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Key term(s)
  • Genu Products Canada

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

Renseignement obtenu de la compagnie.

Spanish

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