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FOSSETTE ARTICULAIRE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-07-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- humeroradial joint
1, record 1, English, humeroradial%20joint
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- radiocapitellar joint 2, record 1, English, radiocapitellar%20joint
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The joint in the elbow region where the capitulum of the humerus meets the radius. 2, record 1, English, - humeroradial%20joint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
humeroradial joint; articulatio humeroradialis: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, English, - humeroradial%20joint
Record 1, Key term(s)
- humero-radial joint
- radio-capitellar joint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- articulation huméroradiale
1, record 1, French, articulation%20hum%C3%A9roradiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'articulation du coude] se compose de trois articulations [...] : l'articulation huméro-ulnaire [...]; l'articulation huméroradiale par laquelle l'humérus(capitulum) s’unit à la tête du radius(fossette articulaire de la tête radiale) [;] l'articulation radio-ulnaire supérieure [...] 2, record 1, French, - articulation%20hum%C3%A9roradiale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
articulation huméroradiale : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - articulation%20hum%C3%A9roradiale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
articulatio humeroradialis : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - articulation%20hum%C3%A9roradiale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- articulation huméro-radiale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- condyle
1, record 2, English, condyle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a rounded process of the hard integument in the articulations of the limbs of arthropods; also: a similar process on the mandible of some insects. 1, record 2, English, - condyle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- condyle
1, record 2, French, condyle
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- nœud fulcral 1, record 2, French, n%26oelig%3Bud%20fulcral
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La partie proximale d’une plèvre de Trilobite] s’étend du sillon dorsal jusqu'à une «géniculation» [...] parfois marquée par un renflement ou «condyle»(nœud fulcral) qui s’emboîte dans une «fossette articulaire» [...] 1, record 2, French, - condyle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-12-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- articular dimple
1, record 3, English, articular%20dimple
proposal
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fossette articulaire
1, record 3, French, fossette%20articulaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Chez un Trilobite, le] «condyle» [...] s’emboîte dans une «fossette articulaire» creusée dans le bord postérieur de l'anneau précédent [...] 1, record 3, French, - fossette%20articulaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-09-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ligament pit
1, record 4, English, ligament%20pit
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A ligament pit is a] centrally placed depression on [the] dorsal side of [the] transverse ridge on [the] articular facet of a ray plate [in a crinoid] 1, record 4, English, - ligament%20pit
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fossette ligamentaire
1, record 4, French, fossette%20ligamentaire
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) une fossette ligamentaire externe, une fossette ligamentaire(ou musculaire) externe, et une ride articulaire intermédiaire. 1, record 4, French, - fossette%20ligamentaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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