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ARTERES GRANDE CIRCULATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aorta
1, record 1, English, aorta
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The main artery carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body. 2, record 1, English, - aorta
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The aorta has many elastic fibers which allow it to function as a compression chamber or reservoir for blood during the rapid ejection from the left ventricle. 2, record 1, English, - aorta
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aorte
1, record 1, French, aorte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tronc d’origine de toutes les artères de la grande circulation, qui naît du ventricule gauche et se termine, par trifurcation au niveau de la quatrième vertèbre lombaire. 2, record 1, French, - aorte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Immédiatement après avoir quitté le cœur, l’aorte, qui se dirige obliquement vers le haut, (aorte ascendante) donne naissance aux deux artères coronaires destinées au myocarde. 1, record 1, French, - aorte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Redes vasculares (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aorta
1, record 1, Spanish, aorta
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Road Transport
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- through arteries 1, record 2, English, through%20arteries
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transport routier
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- artères de grande circulation 1, record 2, French, art%C3%A8res%20de%20grande%20circulation
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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