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FOSSE OVALE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Ear
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fossula of vestibular window
1, record 1, English, fossula%20of%20vestibular%20window
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fossula fenestrae vestibuli 1, record 1, English, fossula%20fenestrae%20vestibuli
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A depression at the bottom of which is the fenestra vestibuli in the medial wall of the middle ear. 1, record 1, English, - fossula%20of%20vestibular%20window
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oreille
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fossette de la fenêtre du vestibule
1, record 1, French, fossette%20de%20la%20fen%C3%AAtre%20du%20vestibule
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fossette de la fenêtre ovale 1, record 1, French, fossette%20de%20la%20fen%C3%AAtre%20ovale
correct, feminine noun
- fossette ovale 1, record 1, French, fossette%20ovale
correct, feminine noun
- fosse ovale 1, record 1, French, fosse%20ovale
correct, feminine noun
- niche de la fenêtre ovale 1, record 1, French, niche%20de%20la%20fen%C3%AAtre%20ovale
correct, feminine noun
- fossula fenestrae vestibuli 1, record 1, French, fossula%20fenestrae%20vestibuli
Latin
- pelvis ovalis 1, record 1, French, pelvis%20ovalis
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite dépression au fond de laquelle s'ouvre la fenêtre ovale, située sur la paroi interne de la caisse du tympan. 1, record 1, French, - fossette%20de%20la%20fen%C3%AAtre%20du%20vestibule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-03-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- oval fossa
1, record 2, English, oval%20fossa
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fossa ovalis 1, record 2, English, fossa%20ovalis
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An oval depression on the lower part of the septum of the right atrium. 1, record 2, English, - oval%20fossa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is a vestige of the foramen ovale, and its floor corresponds to the septum primum of the fetal heart. 1, record 2, English, - oval%20fossa
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fosse ovale
1, record 2, French, fosse%20ovale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fossa ovalis 2, record 2, French, fossa%20ovalis
Latin
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cloison séparant les deux oreillettes, ou cloison interauriculaire, présente en son centre une dépression, la fosse ovale, entourée de l'anneau de Vieussens. 1, record 2, French, - fosse%20ovale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1983-04-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- oval fossa of the thigh 1, record 3, English, oval%20fossa%20of%20the%20thigh
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hiatus saphenus 1, record 3, English, hiatus%20saphenus
- saphenous opening 1, record 3, English, saphenous%20opening
- saphenous hiatus 1, record 3, English, saphenous%20hiatus
- fossa ovalis femoris 1, record 3, English, fossa%20ovalis%20femoris
Latin
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fosse ovale 1, record 3, French, fosse%20ovale
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fossa ovalis femoris 1, record 3, French, fossa%20ovalis%20femoris
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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