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VALGUS [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bug flower chafer
1, record 1, English, bug%20flower%20chafer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Scarabaeidae. 2, record 1, English, - bug%20flower%20chafer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cétoine des punaises
1, record 1, French, c%C3%A9toine%20des%20punaises
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Scarabaeidae. 2, record 1, French, - c%C3%A9toine%20des%20punaises
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hallux valgus
1, record 2, English, hallux%20valgus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a lateral deviation of the big toe often with an associated varus of the first metatarsal bone. 1, record 2, English, - hallux%20valgus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hallux valgus
1, record 2, French, hallux%20valgus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- angulation du premier rayon 2, record 2, French, angulation%20du%20premier%20rayon
correct, feminine noun
- hallux abductus 1, record 2, French, hallux%20abductus
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déviation du gros orteil vers les autres orteils, associée généralement à l'adduction permanente du premier métatarsien. 1, record 2, French, - hallux%20valgus
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- hallux valgus
1, record 2, Spanish, hallux%20valgus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-02-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Bones and Joints
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- valgus
1, record 3, English, valgus
correct, see observation, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... denoting a deformity in which the angulation of the part is away from the midline of the body .... 2, record 3, English, - valgus
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Should be used only in connection with the noun it describes, as talipes valgus, genu valgum, coxa valga, etc. 2, record 3, English, - valgus
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Antonym: varus. 3, record 3, English, - valgus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Os et articulations
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- valgus
1, record 3, French, valgus
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tourné en dehors. 2, record 3, French, - valgus
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Huesos y articulaciones
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- valgo
1, record 3, Spanish, valgo
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- valga 1, record 3, Spanish, valga
correct
- valgus 1, record 3, Spanish, valgus
correct
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hallux valgus interphalangeus
1, record 4, English, hallux%20valgus%20interphalangeus
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... [A] valgus deviation [which] takes place between the distal phalanx and the proximal phalanx of the great toe. It can be either a congenital or an acquired deformity. 1, record 4, English, - hallux%20valgus%20interphalangeus
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hallux valgus interphalangien
1, record 4, French, hallux%20valgus%20interphalangien
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- valgus interphalangien 2, record 4, French, valgus%20interphalangien
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hallux valgus caractérisé par un valgus de la deuxième phalange sur la première phalange du gros orteil. 2, record 4, French, - hallux%20valgus%20interphalangien
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Définition d'après EMAPP 14126 A10, 1984, p. 2. 3, record 4, French, - hallux%20valgus%20interphalangien
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- hallux valgus interphalangeus 1, record 4, Spanish, hallux%20valgus%20interphalangeus
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-01-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cubitus valgus
1, record 5, English, cubitus%20valgus
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deviation of the extended forearm to the outer (radial) side of the axis of the limb. 2, record 5, English, - cubitus%20valgus
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cubitus valgus
1, record 5, French, cubitus%20valgus
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déviation de l'avant-bras en dehors, lors de son extension complète, d'origine congénitale ou traumatique. 2, record 5, French, - cubitus%20valgus
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- cúbito valgo
1, record 5, Spanish, c%C3%BAbito%20valgo
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- cubitus valgus 1, record 5, Spanish, cubitus%20valgus
correct
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1994-01-24
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- heel valgus
1, record 6, English, heel%20valgus
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- calcaneal valgus 2, record 6, English, calcaneal%20valgus
correct
- rearfoot valgus 2, record 6, English, rearfoot%20valgus
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An increase in the normal angle between the axis of the leg and that of the heel, as in the position of eversion. 1, record 6, English, - heel%20valgus
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- valgus calcanéen
1, record 6, French, valgus%20calcan%C3%A9en
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- talus valgus 2, record 6, French, talus%20valgus
correct
- valgus de l'arrière-pied 2, record 6, French, valgus%20de%20l%27arri%C3%A8re%2Dpied
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de désaxation tibio-tarsienne dans laquelle l'axe du talon et l'axe de la jambe forment un angle ouvert en dehors, liée à une hyperlaxité ligamentaire (ligament en haie), à une brièveté du tendon d'Achille, à une paralysie musculaire (jambiers), à une lésion de l'articulation sous-astragalienne (polyarthrite rhumatoïde), exceptionnellement à une synostose des os du tarse. 2, record 6, French, - valgus%20calcan%C3%A9en
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Définition d'après EMAPP 14116 A10, 1984, page 6. 3, record 6, French, - valgus%20calcan%C3%A9en
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- talus valgus
1, record 6, Spanish, talus%20valgus
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- talón valgo 1, record 6, Spanish, tal%C3%B3n%20valgo
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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