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CANON INTERNE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Horse Husbandry
- Animal Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bone spavin
1, record 1, English, bone%20spavin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Osteitis or osteo-arthritis of upper end of canon and inner side of hock. 2, record 1, English, - bone%20spavin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A large spavin is called a jack, and a small is a blind or occult spavin. The latter may present no palpable or radiographic sign. 2, record 1, English, - bone%20spavin
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bone spavine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des chevaux
- Maladies des animaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- éparvin
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9parvin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ostéite ou ostéo-arthrite au sommet interne du canon et à la face interne du jarret. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9parvin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme connexe : jarde. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9parvin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Éparvin cailleux. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9parvin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cría de ganado caballar
- Enfermedades de los animales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- esparaván huesoso
1, record 1, Spanish, esparav%C3%A1n%20huesoso
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- esparaván óseo 2, record 1, Spanish, esparav%C3%A1n%20%C3%B3seo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El que llega a osificarse. 1, record 1, Spanish, - esparav%C3%A1n%20huesoso
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-03-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cannons (Aircraft)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- internal single barrel revolver type cannon 1, record 2, English, internal%20single%20barrel%20revolver%20type%20cannon
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Canons (aéronefs)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- canon interne monotube type revolver
1, record 2, French, canon%20interne%20monotube%20type%20revolver
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
révolver : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 2, record 2, French, - canon%20interne%20monotube%20type%20revolver
Record 2, Key term(s)
- canon interne monotube type révolver
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-09-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Horse Husbandry
- Animal Anatomy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- chestnut
1, record 3, English, chestnut
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- night eye 2, record 3, English, night%20eye
correct
- castor 3, record 3, English, castor
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Horny, irregular growths found on the inside of the legs. 4, record 3, English, - chestnut
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On the forelegs, they are just above the knees. On the hind legs, they are just below the hocks. No two horses have been found to have the same chestnuts and so they may be used for identification. Also called "night eyes." 4, record 3, English, - chestnut
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Another organ in process of disappearance is that piece of horn inside the fore-arm, where it is termed the chestnut, and that inside the hock, where it is termed the castor; it corresponds to the finger-nail of the thumb of our hand, and of the foot of the five-toed ancestor of the horse. 5, record 3, English, - chestnut
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des chevaux
- Anatomie animale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- châtaigne
1, record 3, French, ch%C3%A2taigne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- torus carpien 2, record 3, French, torus%20carpien
correct, masculine noun
- torus tarsien 2, record 3, French, torus%20tarsien
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite plaque de corne située, chez le cheval, à la partie inférieure et interne de l'avant-bras et, sur les membres postérieurs, à la partie supérieure et interne du canon. 3, record 3, French, - ch%C3%A2taigne
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la châtaigne [...] serait un vestige de doigt atrophié. 4, record 3, French, - ch%C3%A2taigne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cría de ganado caballar
- Anatomía animal
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- espejuelo
1, record 3, Spanish, espejuelo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-08-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Cannons (Aircraft)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- internally-mounted cannon 1, record 4, English, internally%2Dmounted%20cannon
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Canons (aéronefs)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- canon interne
1, record 4, French, canon%20interne
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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