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CLOISON INTERAURICULAIRE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oval foramen
1, record 1, English, oval%20foramen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large oval opening in the base of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, transmitting the mandibular division of the trigeminal merge and a small meningeal artery. 1, record 1, English, - oval%20foramen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- foramen ovale
1, record 1, French, foramen%20ovale
correct, Latin, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit orifice présent chez le fœtus et situé presque au centre de la cloison intérauriculaire séparant l'oreillette droite et l'oreillette gauche du cœur. 2, record 1, French, - foramen%20ovale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Redes vasculares (Medicina)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- agujero oval
1, record 1, Spanish, agujero%20oval
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- agujero de Botal 1, record 1, Spanish, agujero%20de%20Botal
masculine noun
- foramen oval 2, record 1, Spanish, foramen%20oval
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Abertura que comunica las aurículas del corazón fetal. 3, record 1, Spanish, - agujero%20oval
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El septum primum no constituye un tabique interauricular completo, puesto que antes de que se suelde al septum intermedium se desgarra y se reabsorbe en su parte superior. Esto origina una abertura, el agujero oval o agujero de Botal. 4, record 1, Spanish, - agujero%20oval
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-11-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- valve of the coronary sinus 1, record 2, English, valve%20of%20the%20coronary%20sinus
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Thebesian valve 1, record 2, English, Thebesian%20valve
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a single semicircular fold of the lining membrane of the atrium attached to the right and inferior lips of the orifice of the coronary sinus. 1, record 2, English, - valve%20of%20the%20coronary%20sinus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- valvule de Thébésius
1, record 2, French, valvule%20de%20Th%C3%A9b%C3%A9sius
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'orifice du sinus coronaire est situé en avant et en dedans de l'orifice de la veine cave inférieure, tout contre la cloison interauriculaire. [...] Il est également pourvu, le long de son bord antéro-externe, d’un repli valvulaire mince, en forme de croissant, la valvule de Thébésius. 1, record 2, French, - valvule%20de%20Th%C3%A9b%C3%A9sius
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-10-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- interatrial septum
1, record 3, English, interatrial%20septum
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- interauricular septum 1, record 3, English, interauricular%20septum
correct
- septum atriorum cordis 1, record 3, English, septum%20atriorum%20cordis
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The atria are separated by a partition called the interatrial septum. A prominent feature of this septum is an oval depression, the fossa ovalis, which corresponds to the site of the foramen ovale, an opening in the interatrial septum of the fetal heart. The fossa ovalis faces the opening of the inferior vena cava and is located in the septal wall of the right atrium. 1, record 3, English, - interatrial%20septum
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cloison interauriculaire
1, record 3, French, cloison%20interauriculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- septum interauriculaire 1, record 3, French, septum%20interauriculaire
correct, masculine noun
- septum interatrial 1, record 3, French, septum%20interatrial
correct, masculine noun
- septum atrial 1, record 3, French, septum%20atrial
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La partie de la cloison verticale qui sépare les deux oreillettes se nomme septum(ou cloison) interauriculaire et celle qui sépare les deux ventricules, septum(ou cloison) interventriculaire. 1, record 3, French, - cloison%20interauriculaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-03-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- oval fossa
1, record 4, English, oval%20fossa
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- fossa ovalis 1, record 4, English, fossa%20ovalis
Latin
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An oval depression on the lower part of the septum of the right atrium. 1, record 4, English, - oval%20fossa
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is a vestige of the foramen ovale, and its floor corresponds to the septum primum of the fetal heart. 1, record 4, English, - oval%20fossa
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fosse ovale
1, record 4, French, fosse%20ovale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- fossa ovalis 2, record 4, French, fossa%20ovalis
Latin
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cloison séparant les deux oreillettes, ou cloison interauriculaire, présente en son centre une dépression, la fosse ovale, entourée de l'anneau de Vieussens. 1, record 4, French, - fosse%20ovale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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