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CLAVICULE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- clavicle
1, record 1, English, clavicle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- clavicula 1, record 1, English, clavicula
Latin
- collar bone 1, record 1, English, collar%20bone
correct
- collarbone 2, record 1, English, collarbone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bone curved like the letter f that articulates with the sternum and the scapula. 1, record 1, English, - clavicle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clavicule
1, record 1, French, clavicule
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- clavicula 2, record 1, French, clavicula
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Os long, en forme d'S très allongé, formant la partie antérieure de la ceinture scapulaire. 2, record 1, French, - clavicule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Huesos y articulaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- clavícula
1, record 1, Spanish, clav%C3%ADcula
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- clavicle
1, record 2, English, clavicle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The clavicle [is] a ventral, dermal girdle element characteristic of many fishes and terrestrial vertebrates. 2, record 2, English, - clavicle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- clavicule
1, record 2, French, clavicule
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chez les Vertébrés quadrupèdes [...] [l'un des] deux éléments ventraux [de la ceinture scapulaire est] la clavicule [...] 2, record 2, French, - clavicule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Os long, en forme d'S très allongé, formant la partie antérieure de la ceinture scapulaire [...] 3, record 2, French, - clavicule
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- clavícula
1, record 2, Spanish, clav%C3%ADcula
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cada uno de los dos huesos de la cintura escapular de los vertebrados, situados en posición ventral, que limitan el tórax por su parte anterior. 1, record 2, Spanish, - clav%C3%ADcula
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-08-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
- Bones and Joints
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- collarbone 1, record 3, English, collarbone
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
- Os et articulations
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- os du collet 1, record 3, French, os%20du%20collet
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- clavicule 1, record 3, French, clavicule
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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