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COXA [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coxa
1, record 1, English, coxa
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Each of the six legs of a honeybee is made up of two short basal segments, the coxa and the trochanter. Connected to the trochanter is a long segment, the femur. 2, record 1, English, - coxa
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
- hanche
1, record 1, French, hanche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pattes sont solidement encastrées par la hanche ou coxa [...] Une manière de rotule, appelée trochanter [...] articule la hanche sur la cuisse ou fémur [...] 1, record 1, French, - hanche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pretarsus
1, record 2, English, pretarsus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The eighth segment of the walking leg ... located distally on the walking leg after the telotarsus. 2, record 2, English, - pretarsus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The pretarsus] bears the ungues and the dactyl. 2, record 2, English, - pretarsus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Plural: pretarsi. 2, record 2, English, - pretarsus
Record 2, Key term(s)
- pretarsi
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prétarse
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9tarse
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les métamères 2 à 16 [d’un Myriapode] portent chacun une paire de pattes ambulatoires courtes, simples, formées d’une série de 7 articles (hanche, trochanter, fémur, tibia, tarse et prétarse) [...] 2, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9tarse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une patte comprend généralement les segments suivants : un coxa ou hanche; un trochanter; un fémur ou cuisse; un tibia ou jambe; un tarse à nombre variable d’articles et, à l'extrémité, un prétarse ou empodium ou acropode possédant habituellement une paire de griffes [...] et d’autres structures associées. 3, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9tarse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- varus
1, record 3, English, varus
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 toward the midline of the body .... 2, record 3, English, - varus
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Should be used only in connection with the noun it describes as, talipes varus, genu varum, coxa vara, etc. 2, record 3, English, - varus
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Antonym: valgus. 3, record 3, English, - varus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- varus
1, record 3, French, varus
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] toute angulation anormale à sinus interne (rapprochant le segment distal de l’axe du corps). 2, record 3, French, - varus
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Antonyme : valgus. 3, record 3, French, - varus
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Mot latin signifiant tourné ou dévié en dedans et désignant un membre ou une partie de membre déviés en dedans. Ex. : hallux varus, coxa vara, genu varum [...] 4, record 3, French, - varus
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme de genu varum désigne ainsi une déviation de l’axe de la jambe vers l’intérieur de laxe de la cuisse. De la même façon, le metatarsus varus est une déformation [...] consistant en une déviation de l’avant-pied vers l’intérieur. 5, record 3, French, - varus
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- varo
1, record 3, Spanish, varo
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- vara 1, record 3, Spanish, vara
correct, feminine noun
- varus 1, record 3, Spanish, varus
correct
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-12-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- varus osteotomy 1, record 4, English, varus%20osteotomy
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hip growth continues on till adolescence with the fusion of the different ossification centers. Does this growth exists in hip dysplasia? What is the role of surgery at adolescence? Is an additional varus osteotomy indicated with a pelvic osteotomy? 1, record 4, English, - varus%20osteotomy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ostéotomie de varisation
1, record 4, French, ost%C3%A9otomie%20de%20varisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ostéotomie fémorale de varisation(...) peut avoir l'inconvénient de raccourcir un peu le membre inférieur et de favoriser un coxa vara. 1, record 4, French, - ost%C3%A9otomie%20de%20varisation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1995-01-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- antennal scale
1, record 5, English, antennal%20scale
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The bladelike outer member of the 2nd antenna of a higher crustacean. 1, record 5, English, - antennal%20scale
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- écaille antennaire
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9caille%20antennaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les antennes(A2), très écartées, comprenant un pédoncule de cinq articles et un fouet multiarticulé. Sur le coxa s’ouvre la glande antennaire, alors que, sur le basis, s’insère latéralement une large écaille représentant l'exopodite. 2, record 5, French, - %C3%A9caille%20antennaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- angle of inclination
1, record 6, English, angle%20of%20inclination
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The angle formed by the meeting of a line drawn through the shaft of the femur with one passing through the long axis of the femoral neck on an anteroposterior x-ray; normally it is less than 135 [plus or minus] 5 °. An angle of 140 ° or more indicates coxa valga. 2, record 6, English, - angle%20of%20inclination
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- angle cervico-diaphysaire
1, record 6, French, angle%20cervico%2Ddiaphysaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- angle d'inclinaison du col du fémur 2, record 6, French, angle%20d%27inclinaison%20du%20col%20du%20f%C3%A9mur
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Angle formé par le croisement des axes médians respectifs du col et de la diaphyse fémorale, mesuré sur une radiographie de la hanche de face(membre inférieur en rotation interne de 20 °), dont la valeur normale est inférieure à 135 [plus ou moins] 5 °. Un angle de 140 ° ou plus témoigne d’une coxa valga. 3, record 6, French, - angle%20cervico%2Ddiaphysaire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1977-08-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- basis
1, record 7, English, basis
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[It is] the limb segment of a crustacean just distal to the coxa, commonly bearing the exopod and endopod ... 1, record 7, English, - basis
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- basis
1, record 7, French, basis
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mandibule d’un Copépode est constitué [...] par un protopodite fait de trois segments, praecoxa, coxa et basis; ce dernier porte l'endopodite et l'exopodite, eux-mêmes segmentés. 1, record 7, French, - basis
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1977-08-29
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- precoxa
1, record 8, English, precoxa
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[It is] an occasionally occurring limb segment proximal to the coxa of a crustacean. 1, record 8, English, - precoxa
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- praecoxa
1, record 8, French, praecoxa
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mandibule d’un Copépode est constitué [...] par une protopodite fait de trois segments, praecoxa, coxa et basis [...] 1, record 8, French, - praecoxa
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1977-08-25
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- coxa
1, record 9, English, coxa
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A coxa is the] Proximal (basal) joint of [a] thoracic appendage [of a merostome], directly attached to [the] body (...) 1, record 9, English, - coxa
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- coxa
1, record 9, French, coxa
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chaque patte [de Mérostome] porte 1 coxa,(...) 1, record 9, French, - coxa
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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