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TRANSVERSE FRACTURE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-07-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
- Radiography (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transverse fracture
1, record 1, English, transverse%20fracture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] fracture in which the fracture line is at right angles to the long axis of the bone. 1, record 1, English, - transverse%20fracture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
- Radiographie (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fracture transversale
1, record 1, French, fracture%20transversale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fracture transverse 2, record 1, French, fracture%20transverse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fracture perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal de l'os lésé. 2, record 1, French, - fracture%20transversale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-05-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geophysics
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- transverse fracture 1, record 2, English, transverse%20fracture
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
These features are described by Ménard (1964) as being narrow linear bands, less mountainous than the surrounding bottom, separating two regions of different depths. 1, record 2, English, - transverse%20fracture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géophysique
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fracture transverse
1, record 2, French, fracture%20transverse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ces accidents sont décrits par Ménard (1964) comme de longues bandes étroites linéaires, moins montagneuses que les fonds environnants, séparant deux régions de profondeurs différentes. 1, record 2, French, - fracture%20transverse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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