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VENTER [4 records]

Record 1 2022-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Muscles and Tendons
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A fleshy contractile part of a muscle.

OBS

belly of muscle; venter musculi: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Muscles et tendons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

ventre du muscle : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

venter musculi : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

An imaginary line running lengthways along the middle of a vessel from bow to stern, dividing the port and starboard sides.

Key term(s)
  • ship’s centerline
  • ship’s centre line
  • ship’s center line
  • centreline of ship
  • centre line of ship
  • center line of ship

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
OBS

axe longitudinal; ligne de quille : termes uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Partes de los barcos
DEF

Línea imaginaria que va por el centro de la embarcación de proa a popa y la divide en partes iguales y simétricas[, denominadas] bandas.

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Record 3 2000-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

A large, smooth concave area occupying much of the inner surface of the ala of the ilium, especially anteriorly; from it arises the iliacus muscle.

PHR

left iliac fossa, LIF, right iliac fossa, RIF.

Key term(s)
  • left iliac fossa
  • LIF
  • right iliac fossa
  • RIF

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
DEF

Chacune des deux régions inférieures de l'abdomen, limitées à l'extérieur par l'os iliaque, à l'intérieur par une ligne reliant le nombril au pubis. On distingue la fosse iliaque droite (FID) et la fosse iliaque gauche (FIG).

PHR

fosse iliaque gauche, FIG, fosse iliaque droite, FID.

Key term(s)
  • fosse iliaque gauche
  • FIG
  • fosse iliaque droite
  • FID

Spanish

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Record 4 1977-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

The area adjacent to the ventral free edge [of the carapace of an ostracode], as seen from below, is the "venter".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Le bord] opposé (...) [au bord dorsal d'un Ostracode est le] "bord ventral".

Spanish

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