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PERINEO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-07-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Genitourinary Tract
- Muscles and Tendons
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- perineum
1, record 1, English, perineum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The surface area between the thighs extending from the coccyx to the pubis that includes the anus posteriorly and the genitalia anteriorly. 2, record 1, English, - perineum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
perineum: This term, like the term fascia, has been used in different ways in different languages and circumstances. In its most restricted sense, and in obstetrics, it has equated with perineal body; in an intermediate sense it has included only superficial structures within anal and urogenital triangles; in its widest sense, as used here, it includes all structures within those triangles, extending deeply as far as the inferior fascia of the pelvic diaphragm that separates it from pelvic cavity. 3, record 1, English, - perineum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
perineum: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, English, - perineum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
A09.5.00.001: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 4, record 1, English, - perineum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Appareil génito-urinaire
- Muscles et tendons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- périnée
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9rin%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Région de forme rhomboïde qui s'étend en longueur depuis la symphyse pubienne jusqu'à la pointe du coccyx et en largeur d'une tubérosité ischiatique à l'autre. 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9rin%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le périnée] se divise en un périnée antérieur ou urogénital, zone triangulaire ayant la symphyse pubienne comme sommet et la ligne bi-ischiatique comme base, et un périnée postérieur ou anal, triangle plus petit dont la base est la ligne bi-ischiatique et le sommet la pointe du coccyx. 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9rin%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
périnée : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9rin%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
A09.5.00.001 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9rin%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Aparato genitourinario
- Músculos y tendones
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- perineo
1, record 1, Spanish, perineo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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