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TUBEROSITE ISCHIATIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ischium
1, record 1, English, ischium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The inferior dorsal part of the hip bone. 2, record 1, English, - ischium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The ischium] is a separate bone in early life. 2, record 1, English, - ischium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
os ischii, ischium: Terminologia Anatomica (international anatomical terminology adopted by the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology). 3, record 1, English, - ischium
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ischium
1, record 1, French, ischium
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ischion 2, record 1, French, ischion
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Segment postéro-inférieur de l'os iliaque, embryologiquement distinct du pubis et de l'ilion [...] composé d’un corps renflé par la tubérosité ischiatique, d’une branche verticale ou descendante et d’une branche ascendante. 3, record 1, French, - ischium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
os ischii, ischium : Terminologia Anatomica (terminologie internationale adoptée par le Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology). 4, record 1, French, - ischium
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-07-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Genitourinary Tract
- Muscles and Tendons
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- perineum
1, record 2, English, perineum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The surface area between the thighs extending from the coccyx to the pubis that includes the anus posteriorly and the genitalia anteriorly. 2, record 2, English, - perineum
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
perineum: This term, like the term fascia, has been used in different ways in different languages and circumstances. In its most restricted sense, and in obstetrics, it has equated with perineal body; in an intermediate sense it has included only superficial structures within anal and urogenital triangles; in its widest sense, as used here, it includes all structures within those triangles, extending deeply as far as the inferior fascia of the pelvic diaphragm that separates it from pelvic cavity. 3, record 2, English, - perineum
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
perineum: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 2, English, - perineum
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
A09.5.00.001: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 4, record 2, English, - perineum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Appareil génito-urinaire
- Muscles et tendons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- périnée
1, record 2, French, p%C3%A9rin%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Région de forme rhomboïde qui s’étend en longueur depuis la symphyse pubienne jusqu'à la pointe du coccyx et en largeur d’une tubérosité ischiatique à l'autre. 2, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9rin%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le périnée] se divise en un périnée antérieur ou urogénital, zone triangulaire ayant la symphyse pubienne comme sommet et la ligne bi-ischiatique comme base, et un périnée postérieur ou anal, triangle plus petit dont la base est la ligne bi-ischiatique et le sommet la pointe du coccyx. 2, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9rin%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
périnée : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9rin%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
A09.5.00.001 : numéro d’identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 2, French, - p%C3%A9rin%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Aparato genitourinario
- Músculos y tendones
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- perineo
1, record 2, Spanish, perineo
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-05-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
- Body Movements (Sports)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ischial tuberosity
1, record 3, English, ischial%20tuberosity
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sit bone 2, record 3, English, sit%20bone
correct, familiar
- sitz bone 3, record 3, English, sitz%20bone
- sits bone 3, record 3, English, sits%20bone
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The rough bony projection at the junction of the inferior end of the body of the ischium and its ramus ... 4, record 3, English, - ischial%20tuberosity
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The body rests on [the ischial] tuberosity when sitting, and it provides the proximal tendinous attachment of posterior thigh muscles. 4, record 3, English, - ischial%20tuberosity
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
- Mouvements du corps (Sports)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tubérosité ischiatique
1, record 3, French, tub%C3%A9rosit%C3%A9%20ischiatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- tuber ischiadicum 2, record 3, French, tuber%20ischiadicum
correct, feminine noun
- tubérosité de l’ischion 2, record 3, French, tub%C3%A9rosit%C3%A9%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bischion
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Saillie volumineuse et arrondie située sur la partie postéro-inférieure de l’ischium, donnant insertion à certains muscles du pelvis, du périnée et de la cuisse. 3, record 3, French, - tub%C3%A9rosit%C3%A9%20ischiatique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ischium est l'os sur lequel on s’assied car il constitue la partie la plus inférieure de l'os coxal. La tubérosité ischiatique est une région épaisse qui supporte entièrement le poids du corps en position assise. 4, record 3, French, - tub%C3%A9rosit%C3%A9%20ischiatique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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