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VERTEBRA LUMBAR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
- Vessels (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- inferior vena cava
1, record 1, English, inferior%20vena%20cava
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- IVC 1, record 1, English, IVC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vena cava inferior 1, record 1, English, vena%20cava%20inferior
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The venous trunk formed by the union of the two common iliac veins. It begins at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra, passes upward on the right of the aorta, empties into the right atrium of the heart, returning blood from bodily parts below the diaphragm. 1, record 1, English, - inferior%20vena%20cava
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- veine cave inférieure
1, record 1, French, veine%20cave%20inf%C3%A9rieure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vena cava inferior 1, record 1, French, vena%20cava%20inferior
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gros tronc veineux formé par la réunion des deux veines iliaques primitives, il ramène le sang de la moitié sous-diaphragmatique du corps dans l'oreillette droite. 1, record 1, French, - veine%20cave%20inf%C3%A9rieure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corazón
- Redes vasculares (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vena cava inferior
1, record 1, Spanish, vena%20cava%20inferior
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- vena poscava 2, record 1, Spanish, vena%20poscava
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tronco venoso que recoge la circulación de retorno de las extremidades inferiores y vísceras pelvianas y abdominales. Comienza a nivel de la quinta vértebra lumbar, por unión de las venas ilíacas primitivas y asciende a la derecha de la aorta hasta alcanzar la aurícula derecha del corazón, en la que se vacía. 1, record 1, Spanish, - vena%20cava%20inferior
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El meso lateral está recorrido de abajo hacia arriba por la vena cava inferior, la que recibe a este nivel las venas suprahepátricas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - vena%20cava%20inferior
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-04-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
- Bones and Joints
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lumbar vertebra
1, record 2, English, lumbar%20vertebra
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lumbar vertebrae are large and stout with prominent neural spines and long transverse processes directed forward ... 2, record 2, English, - lumbar%20vertebra
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
- Os et articulations
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vertèbre lombaire
1, record 2, French, vert%C3%A8bre%20lombaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les «six vertèbres lombaires» [des mammifères], plus massives, ne portent que des côtes atrophiées, soudées aux corps vertébraux. 2, record 2, French, - vert%C3%A8bre%20lombaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
- Huesos y articulaciones
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- vertebra lumbar
1, record 2, Spanish, vertebra%20lumbar
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-04-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lumbar
1, record 3, English, lumbar
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... of or near the loins; ... designating or of the vertebrae, nerves, arteries, etc. in the part of the body just below the thoracic part. 1, record 3, English, - lumbar
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lombaire
1, record 3, French, lombaire
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui appartient aux lombes, se situe dans les lombes. Région "lombaire. Les cinq vertèbres lombaires". 1, record 3, French, - lombaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Huesos y articulaciones
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- lumbar
1, record 3, Spanish, lumbar
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese de la] región en la espalda entre la región torácica y la sacra. 1, record 3, Spanish, - lumbar
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Punción, vértebra lumbar. 1, record 3, Spanish, - lumbar
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