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Record 1 2024-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies)
Testudinalia testudinalis
Latin
Acmaea testudinalis
Latin
Patella testudinalis
Latin
OBS

A mollusc of the family Lottidae.

Key term(s)
  • common tortoise-shell limpet
  • common tortoise shell limpet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Testudinalia testudinalis
Latin
Acmaea testudinalis
Latin
Patella testudinalis
Latin
OBS

Mollusque de la famille des Lottidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
Universal entry(ies)
Patella sp.
Latin
DEF

Any of several varieties of mostly ... gastropod mollusks with a single, low, cone-shaped shell and a thick, fleshy foot, by means of which it clings to rocks, timbers.

OBS

limpet: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Patella sp.
Latin
DEF

Mollusque à coquille conique qui vit fixé aux rochers.

OBS

patelle : nom commercial normalisé par l’OLF et le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

OBS

bernique; bernicle; chapeau chinois : appellations à proscrire en français commercial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
  • Pesca comercial
  • Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Patella sp.
Latin
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Record 3 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
patella
Latin
A02.5.05.001
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A thick flat triangular [sesamoid] bone that forms the anterior point of the knee ...

OBS

patella: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.5.05.001: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

Key term(s)
  • knee cap

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
patella
Latin
A02.5.05.001
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Petit os [sésamoïde] triangulaire de la partie antérieure du genou.

OBS

patella : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.5.05.001 : numéro d’identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
patella
Latin
A02.5.05.001
classification system code, see observation
CONT

La rótula (patella) es un hueso sesamoideo situado en el plano anterior de la articulación de la rodilla, engastada en el tendón del cuádriceps.

OBS

A02.5.05.001: cifra identificadora única de la Terminología Anatómica Internacional.

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Record 4 2021-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Muscles and Tendons
Universal entry(ies)
bursa subtendinea prepatellaris
Latin
bursa subtendinea praepatellaris
Latin
A04.8.05.016
classification system code, see observation
OBS

subtendinous prepatellar bursa: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A04.8.05.016: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Muscles et tendons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
bursa subtendinea prepatellaris
Latin
bursa subtendinea praepatellaris
Latin
A04.8.05.016
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Bourse synoviale sous les fibres tendineuses du muscle quadriceps fémoral, directement sur la patella.

OBS

bourse subtendineuse prépatellaire : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A04.8.05.016 : numéro d’identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • bourse pré-rotulienne profonde

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Músculos y tendones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
bursa subtendinea prepatellaris
Latin
bursa subtendinea praepatellaris
Latin
A04.8.05.016
classification system code, see observation
CONT

Por encima de la rótula puede aparecer una bolsa sinovial interpuesta entre los planos tendinosos superficial y profundo del tendón del cuádriceps (bolsa subtendinosa prerrotuliana).

OBS

bolsa subtendinosa prerrotuliana: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica.

OBS

A04.8.05.016: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica.

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Record 5 2021-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Muscles and Tendons
Universal entry(ies)
bursa subcutanea prepatellaris
Latin
bursa subcutanea praepatellaris
Latin
A04.8.05.014
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[A bursa] between the skin and the lower part of the patella.

OBS

subcutaneous prepatellar bursa: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A04.8.05.014: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Muscles et tendons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
bursa subcutanea prepatellaris
Latin
bursa subcutanea praepatellaris
Latin
A04.8.05.014
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Bourse synoviale située entre la partie inférieure de la face antérieure de la patella et la peau.

OBS

bourse subcutanée prépatellaire : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A04.8.05.014 : numéro d’identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • bourse sous-cutanée prérotulienne
  • bourse prérotulienne superficielle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Músculos y tendones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
bursa subcutanea prepatellaris
Latin
bursa subcutanea praepatellaris
Latin
A04.8.05.014
classification system code, see observation
CONT

La bolsa subcutánea prerrotuliana se localiza en la parte cóncava de la articulación permitiendo que la piel se mueva libremente durante los movimientos de la rodilla.

OBS

bolsa subcutánea prerrotuliana: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica.

OBS

A04.8.05.014: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica.

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Record 6 2016-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies)
Sphaerium (Sphaerium) patella
Latin
DEF

A freshwater mollusc of the Pearly River Mussels family.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Sphaerium(Sphaerium) patella
Latin
DEF

Mollusque d’eau douce de la famille des mulettes perlières.

Spanish

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Record 7 2013-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

An abnormally low patella ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Rotule [située] trop bas [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 8 1994-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A high patella.

OBS

Definition from APORT, 1982, p. 294.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

[...] rotule haute [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 9 1994-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Hyperplasia of the patella.

OBS

Definition from FICAP, 1977, p. 58.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Hyperplasie rotulienne.

OBS

Définition d’après FIFEM, 1970, p. 63.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 10 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Hypoplasia of the patella.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Hypoplasie rotulienne.

Spanish

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Record 11 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

An anomalous sesamoid bone lying proximal to the olecranon within the tendon of the triceps brachii muscle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Os surnuméraire dans le tendon du triceps séparé de l’olécrane. [D’après TRIOS, 1983, vol. 12, p. 97.]

Spanish

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Record 12 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Hyperplasia of the patella. [From FICAP, 1977, p. 58.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Hyperplasie rotulienne.

Spanish

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Record 13 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A high patella.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Rotule haute. [D’après SEZOS, 1986, p. 910a.]

Spanish

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Record 14 1992-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A patella that is divided into two parts. It is seen radiologically as a radiolucent line extending downward obliquely across the supero-lateral angle of the patella. This appearance is not to be confused with a fracture line. [From DOMED, 1988, p. 1241 and APORT, 1982, p. 455.]

OBS

Occasionally the patella is divided in more than two parts, resulting in a tripartite or a multipartite patella.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Rotule divisée en deux par un trait oblique radiotransparent isolant la partie supéro-externe de la rotule. Elle ne doit pas être confondue avec une fracture de la rotule.

OBS

Quelquefois la rotule comprend plus de deux parties osseuses :patella tripartita ou multipartita.

Spanish

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Record 15 1990-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Hypoplasia of the patella.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Hypoplasie rotulienne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 16 1977-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[The patella is a] Joint forming [a] knee in [the] prosomal appendage. [of a merostome]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Chaque patte [de Mérostome] comprend(...) 1 patella(fusionnée avec le tibia)(...)

Spanish

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