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OSTEOPHYTES BEC-DE-PERROQUET [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- osteophyte
1, record 1, English, osteophyte
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A growth of soft, spongy bone which usually arises from the margin of a joint at the confluence of cartilage, periosteum and synovial membrane. [From ARARH, 1982, vol. 2, p. 57.] 2, record 1, English, - osteophyte
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ostéophyte
1, record 1, French, ost%C3%A9ophyte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excroissance osseuse de tissu spongieux recouvert d’une couche corticale et de fibrocartilage ou de périoste fibreux, se développant à la périphérie des surfaces articulaires. 1, record 1, French, - ost%C3%A9ophyte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au rachis, les ostéophytes en crochet portent le nom de bec-de-perroquet. 1, record 1, French, - ost%C3%A9ophyte
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ostéophyte en crochet
- bec-de-perroquet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Huesos y articulaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- osteófito
1, record 1, Spanish, oste%C3%B3fito
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- kissing osteophytes
1, record 2, English, kissing%20osteophytes
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- parrot beak-like osteophytes 1, record 2, English, parrot%20beak%2Dlike%20osteophytes
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bony outgrowths which extend from the margins of adjacent vertebral bodies. [From REVEB, 1986, p. 172.] 2, record 2, English, - kissing%20osteophytes
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bec-de-perroquet
1, record 2, French, bec%2Dde%2Dperroquet
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ostéophytes en bec-de-perroquet 2, record 2, French, ost%C3%A9ophytes%20en%20bec%2Dde%2Dperroquet
correct, proposal, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme communément employé pour désigner les ostéophytes vertébraux, en raison de leur forme recourbée en crochet. 2, record 2, French, - bec%2Dde%2Dperroquet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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