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APOPHYSE COSTALE [2 records]

Record 1 1999-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

[A] "diapophysis" [is a] lateral projection of the centrum [of a vertebra] for the attachment of the upper head of [a] two-headed rib.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
CONT

[L'arc neural de la vertèbre] peut porter à sa base [une] apophyse d’"articulation costale" propre aux Tétrapodes, la diapophyse ou "apophyse transverse".

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

[A] "parapophysis" [is a] lateral centrum projection [of a typical vertebra] for the attachment of the lower head of [a] two-headed rib.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
CONT

Le centre vertébral des Tétrapodes porte une apophyse d’articulation costale ou "parapophyse" [de chaque côté de la vertèbre. ]

Spanish

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