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FORAMEN OVALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vessels (Medicine)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oval foramen
1, record 1, English, oval%20foramen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large oval opening in the base of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, transmitting the mandibular division of the trigeminal merge and a small meningeal artery. 1, record 1, English, - oval%20foramen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vaisseaux (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- foramen ovale
1, record 1, French, foramen%20ovale
correct, Latin, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit orifice présent chez le fœtus et situé presque au centre de la cloison intérauriculaire séparant l'oreillette droite et l'oreillette gauche du cœur. 2, record 1, French, - foramen%20ovale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Redes vasculares (Medicina)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- agujero oval
1, record 1, Spanish, agujero%20oval
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- agujero de Botal 1, record 1, Spanish, agujero%20de%20Botal
masculine noun
- foramen oval 2, record 1, Spanish, foramen%20oval
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Abertura que comunica las aurículas del corazón fetal. 3, record 1, Spanish, - agujero%20oval
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El septum primum no constituye un tabique interauricular completo, puesto que antes de que se suelde al septum intermedium se desgarra y se reabsorbe en su parte superior. Esto origina una abertura, el agujero oval o agujero de Botal. 4, record 1, Spanish, - agujero%20oval
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