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VALVULA [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-11-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- valve of the coronary sinus 1, record 1, English, valve%20of%20the%20coronary%20sinus
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Thebesian valve 1, record 1, English, Thebesian%20valve
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - valve%20of%20the%20coronary%20sinus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- valvule de Thébésius
1, record 1, French, valvule%20de%20Th%C3%A9b%C3%A9sius
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - valvule%20de%20Th%C3%A9b%C3%A9sius
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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 inferior vena cava 1, record 2, English, valve%20of%20the%20inferior%20vena%20cava
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Eustachian valve 1, record 2, English, Eustachian%20valve
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The valve of the inferior vena cava ... is a single crescentic fold attached along the ventral and left margin of the orifice of the inferior vena cava. Its concave free margin ends in two cornua of which the left is continuous with the ventral margin of the limbus fossae ovalis .... 1, record 2, English, - valve%20of%20the%20inferior%20vena%20cava
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- valvule d’Eustache
1, record 2, French, valvule%20d%26rsquo%3BEustache
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- valve d’Eustache 2, record 2, French, valve%20d%26rsquo%3BEustache
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La valvule d’Eustache [...] est un repli valvulaire mince, en forme de croissant, dont le bord supérieur libre est concave. 1, record 2, French, - valvule%20d%26rsquo%3BEustache
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au-dessous et à droite de la fosse ovale se situe l’ostium du sinus coronaire, ovalaire, surplombé par la valve d’Eustache [...] 2, record 2, French, - valvule%20d%26rsquo%3BEustache
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-05-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mitral valve
1, record 3, English, mitral%20valve
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- left atrioventricular valve 2, record 3, English, left%20atrioventricular%20valve
correct
- bicuspid valve 3, record 3, English, bicuspid%20valve
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
valva mitralis; valva atrioventricularis sinistra: Terminologia Anatomica (terminology adopted by the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists). 4, record 3, English, - mitral%20valve
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The bicuspid or mitral valve ... is attached to the circumference of the left atrioventricular orifice in the same way that the tricuspid valve is on the opposite side. It consists of two triangular cusps, formed by duplicatures of the lining membrane, strengthened by fibrous tissue, and containing a few muscular fibers. 5, record 3, English, - mitral%20valve
Record 3, Key term(s)
- left atrio-ventricular valve
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- valve mitrale
1, record 3, French, valve%20mitrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- valve atrio-ventriculaire gauche 2, record 3, French, valve%20atrio%2Dventriculaire%20gauche
correct, feminine noun
- valve bicuspide 3, record 3, French, valve%20bicuspide
correct, feminine noun
- valvule mitrale 4, record 3, French, valvule%20mitrale
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
- valvule auriculo-ventriculaire gauche 5, record 3, French, valvule%20auriculo%2Dventriculaire%20gauche
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’usage des termes «valvule» et «valve» a changé, ce qui explique le flottement qui persiste quant au sens des termes. En accord avec la nouvelle nomenclature anatomique, on appelle désormais «valvule» chacune des lames membraneuses dont est composée la «valve». 6, record 3, French, - valve%20mitrale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
valva mitralis; valva atrioventricularis sinistra : Terminologia Anatomica (terminologie adoptée par la International Federation of Associations of Anatomists). 6, record 3, French, - valve%20mitrale
Record 3, Key term(s)
- valve atrioventriculaire gauche
- valve auriculo-ventriculaire gauche
- valve auriculoventriculaire gauche
- valvule atrio-ventriculaire gauche
- valvule atrioventriculaire gauche
- valvule auriculoventriculaire gauche
- valvule bicuspide
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2014-05-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
- Vessels (Medicine)
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- leaflet
1, record 4, English, leaflet
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- cusp 2, record 4, English, cusp
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The thin flap of a valve in the heart or a blood vessel. 3, record 4, English, - leaflet
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
valvula: Terminologia Anatomica (terminology adopted by the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists). 4, record 4, English, - leaflet
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- valvule
1, record 4, French, valvule
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- cuspide 2, record 4, French, cuspide%20
correct, feminine noun
- lame valvulaire 3, record 4, French, lame%20valvulaire%20
correct, feminine noun
- feuillet valvulaire 4, record 4, French, feuillet%20valvulaire
correct, masculine noun
- valve cardiaque 5, record 4, French, valve%20cardiaque
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacune des lames membraneuses qui forment les valves cardiaques. 6, record 4, French, - valvule
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
valvula : Terminologia Anatomica(terminologie adoptée par la International Federation of Associations of Anatomists). 6, record 4, French, - valvule
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L’usage des termes «valvule» et «valve» a changé, ce qui explique le flottement qui persiste quant au sens des termes. En accord avec la nouvelle nomenclature anatomique, on appelle désormais «valvule» chacune des lames membraneuses dont est composée la «valve». 6, record 4, French, - valvule
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corazón
- Redes vasculares (Medicina)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- válvula
1, record 4, Spanish, v%C3%A1lvula
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Membrana que permite la circulación de un líquido en un solo sentido. 1, record 4, Spanish, - v%C3%A1lvula
Record 5 - internal organization data 2014-05-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- tricuspid valve
1, record 5, English, tricuspid%20valve
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- right atrioventricular valve 1, record 5, English, right%20atrioventricular%20valve
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
valva atrioventricularis dextra; valva tricuspidalis: Terminologia Anatomica (terminology adopted by the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists). 2, record 5, English, - tricuspid%20valve
Record 5, Key term(s)
- right atrio-ventricular valve
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- valve tricuspide
1, record 5, French, valve%20tricuspide
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- valve atrio-ventriculaire droite 1, record 5, French, valve%20atrio%2Dventriculaire%20droite
correct, feminine noun
- valvule tricuspide 2, record 5, French, valvule%20tricuspide
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
- valvule auriculo-ventriculaire droite 3, record 5, French, valvule%20auriculo%2Dventriculaire%20droite
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’usage des termes «valvule» et «valve» a changé, ce qui explique le flottement qui persiste quant au sens des termes. En accord avec la nouvelle nomenclature anatomique, on appelle désormais «valvule» chacune des lames membraneuses dont est composée la «valve». 4, record 5, French, - valve%20tricuspide
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
valva atrioventricularis dextra; valva tricuspidalis : Terminologia Anatomica (terminologie adoptée par la International Federation of Associations of Anatomists). 4, record 5, French, - valve%20tricuspide
Record 5, Key term(s)
- valve auriculo-ventriculaire droite
- valve auriculoventriculaire droite
- valve atrioventriculaire droite
- valvule auriculoventriculaire droite
- valvule atrioventriculaire droite
- valvule atrio-ventriculaire droite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-11-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Plant Biology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- valvelet
1, record 6, English, valvelet
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- valvula 1, record 6, English, valvula
Latin
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small fold or valve. 1, record 6, English, - valvelet
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Biologie végétale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- valvule
1, record 6, French, valvule
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- valvula 2, record 6, French, valvula
Latin
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Petite valve. 1, record 6, French, - valvule
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Biología vegetal
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- válvula
1, record 6, Spanish, v%C3%A1lvula
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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