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VERMIFORME [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
- Bowels
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- appendectomy
1, record 1, English, appendectomy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. 2, record 1, English, - appendectomy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In some patients acute appendicitis resolves with localized perforation alone; however, subsequent relapse is frequent (chronic appendicitis), so elective appendectomy should be performed. 1, record 1, English, - appendectomy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
- Intestins
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appendicectomie
1, record 1, French, appendicectomie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ablation chirurgicale de l'appendice vermiculaire. 2, record 1, French, - appendicectomie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía
- Intestinos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- apendicectomía
1, record 1, Spanish, apendicectom%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento quirúrgico que consiste en la extirpación del apéndice vermiforme. 1, record 1, Spanish, - apendicectom%C3%ADa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shipworm
1, record 2, English, shipworm
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ship worm 2, record 2, English, ship%20worm
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ... elongated marine [clam] ... that [resembles] a worm, [burrows] in submerged wood, and [is] very destructive to piles of wharves or wooden ships. 3, record 2, English, - shipworm
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Shipworms are mostly of the family Teredinidae. 4, record 2, English, - shipworm
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
shipworms: also used to refer to the family Teredinidae. 4, record 2, English, - shipworm
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- taret
1, record 2, French, taret
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mollusque bivalve, au corps allongé comme un ver, qui dévore le bois immergé aussi bien dans l'eau douce que salée, affaiblissant ainsi les structures dans lesquelles il se loge. 2, record 2, French, - taret
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La plupart des tarets appartiennent à la famille des Teredinidae. 2, record 2, French, - taret
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tarets : peut aussi désigner la famille des Teredinidae. 2, record 2, French, - taret
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- broma
1, record 2, Spanish, broma
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- taraza 1, record 2, Spanish, taraza
correct, masculine noun
- teredo 1, record 2, Spanish, teredo
correct, masculine noun
- teredón 1, record 2, Spanish, tered%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Molusco lamelibranquio marino de aspecto vermiforme, con sifones desmesuradamente largos y concha muy pequeña, que deja descubierta la mayor parte del cuerpo. Las valvas de la concha, funcionando como mandíbulas, perforan las maderas sumergidas, practican en ellas galerías que el propio animal reviste de una materia calcárea segregada por el manto, y causan así graves daños en las construcciones navales. 2, record 2, Spanish, - broma
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-03-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Worms and Related Organisms
- Animal Biology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vermiform
1, record 3, English, vermiform
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- vermicular 2, record 3, English, vermicular
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vermiform larva. 3, record 3, English, - vermiform
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vers et organismes apparentés
- Biologie animale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- vermiforme
1, record 3, French, vermiforme
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- vermiculaire 2, record 3, French, vermiculaire
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un organisme généralement un parasitoïde qui a l'aspect d'un ver, c'est-à-dire souvent apode et acéphale. 3, record 3, French, - vermiforme
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Larve vermiforme. 2, record 3, French, - vermiforme
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gusanos y organismos semejantes
- Biología animal
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- vermiforme 1, record 3, Spanish, vermiforme
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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