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CORION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
- Pregnancy
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- umbilical artery
1, record 1, English, umbilical%20artery
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the fetus the main vessels transporting blood from the fetus to the placenta. 1, record 1, English, - umbilical%20artery
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
- Grossesse
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- artère ombilicale
1, record 1, French, art%C3%A8re%20ombilicale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vaisseau fœtal en amont du placenta assurant le transport du sang du fœtus vers le placenta. 2, record 1, French, - art%C3%A8re%20ombilicale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Redes vasculares (Medicina)
- Embarazo
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arteria umbilical
1, record 1, Spanish, arteria%20umbilical
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- arteria umbilicalis 2, record 1, Spanish, arteria%20umbilicalis
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Antes del nacimiento es una continuación de la ilíaca primitiva; luego de éste se oblitera entre la vejiga y el ombligo, formando el ligamento umbilical medial estando la porción remanente entre la arteria ilíaca interna y la vejiga, reducida en tamaño, y dando origen a las arterias vesicales superiores. 3, record 1, Spanish, - arteria%20umbilical
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Desde su origen, la arteria umbilical se dirige oblicuamente hacia abajo y hacia adelante hasta la pared lateral de la vejiga. 4, record 1, Spanish, - arteria%20umbilical
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
El par de arterias umbilicales atraviesan el pedículo de fijación(que después será el cordón umbilical) y se continúan con los vasos coriónicos en la parte embrionaria de la placenta(corión). 5, record 1, Spanish, - arteria%20umbilical
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-03-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- zygosity
1, record 2, English, zygosity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The nature of a zygote: often used in combination, as indicating whether the genetic determinants of a specific character are identical (homozygosity) or different (heterozygosity), or, in the case of a twin pregnancy, whether development occurs from a single zygote (monozygosity) or two zygotes (dizygosity). 1, record 2, English, - zygosity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- zygosité
1, record 2, French, zygosit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Valeur relative des systèmes de groupes sanguins pour estimer la zygosité des jumeaux, et méthode nouvelle pour juger de l'exactitude du diagnostic à la lumière de la théorie de l'information. 1, record 2, French, - zygosit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cigosidad
1, record 2, Spanish, cigosidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- zigosidad 2, record 2, Spanish, zigosidad
feminine noun
- cigocidad 2, record 2, Spanish, cigocidad
avoid, feminine noun
- cigotidad 2, record 2, Spanish, cigotidad
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La ecografía transvaginal practicada a las 5 ó 6 semanas de gestación, no sólo permite el diagnóstico de embarazo múltiple, sino la visualización de los sacos gestacionales, la vitalidad de los embriones, y diagnosticar si se trata de sacos y corión(futura placenta) separados o únicos, lo que permite el diagnóstico de cigosidad, que tiene valor pronóstico y evolutivo. 3, record 2, Spanish, - cigosidad
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-11-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Embryology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- chorion
1, record 3, English, chorion
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A layer of tissue that surrounds the human embryo during the first two months and later develops into the placenta (Time August 29, 1983) 2, record 3, English, - chorion
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Embryologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chorion
1, record 3, French, chorion
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Embriología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- corión
1, record 3, Spanish, cori%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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