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FOSSETTE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dimple
1, record 1, English, dimple
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small depression. 1, record 1, English, - dimple
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fossette
1, record 1, French, fossette
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dépression 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pression
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Légère dépression à la surface d'une structure anatomique. 3, record 1, French, - fossette
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «fossette» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale. 1, record 1, French, - fossette
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Huesos y articulaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hoyuelo
1, record 1, Spanish, hoyuelo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-03-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dimple
1, record 2, English, dimple
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dimples are the indentations in the tread, normally towards the outer edge of the tyre. They improve cooling. 2, record 2, English, - dimple
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fossette
1, record 2, French, fossette
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces pneus portent également des petites empreintes que l'on appelle fossettes. Lorsque la bande de roulement est usée et que les fossettes [ne sont plus visibles], il est temps de changer le pneu. 1, record 2, French, - fossette
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-01-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dimple 1, record 3, English, dimple
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fossette
1, record 3, French, fossette
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépression d'origine hydrodynamique à la périphérie d'un film liquide en cours d'amincissement. 1, record 3, French, - fossette
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-03-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fossula
1, record 4, English, fossula
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- fossule 1, record 4, English, fossule
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small groove. 2, record 4, English, - fossula
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fossette
1, record 4, French, fossette
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- fossule 2, record 4, French, fossule
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petite cavité que l'on remarque, notamment sur la surface de certaines graines. 1, record 4, French, - fossette
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-05-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Crustaceans
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pit
1, record 5, English, pit
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the small pits found in ... [some trilobites] near the distal extremities of the posterior border furrows ... [are thought to be] related to dorsoventral muscles. 1, record 5, English, - pit
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Crustacés
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fossette
1, record 5, French, fossette
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la fossette [est une impression musculaire] creusée à l'extrémité distale du sillon postérieur du cranidium dans certains genres [de Trilobites], en relation probable avec des muscles dorso-ventraux. 1, record 5, French, - fossette
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1983-08-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- pit
1, record 6, English, pit
noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
the ligamentum teres [is] the ligament of the head of the femur [and] its narrow end is inserted into a pit in the femoral head. 1, record 6, English, - pit
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- fossette 1, record 6, French, fossette
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
le ligament rond (...) s'attache au fémur sur la moitié antéro-supérieure de la fossette du ligament rond. 1, record 6, French, - fossette
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1977-09-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- depressed area
1, record 7, English, depressed%20area
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The classic development of diplopores is found in (...) [some cystords] in which the pores are not only distributed in pairs, but each pair lies within a distinct depressed area (...) 1, record 7, English, - depressed%20area
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- fossette
1, record 7, French, fossette
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) les pseudo-canaux sont plus régulièrement perpendiculaires à la surface, et par paires débouchent dans une fossette ovale, située sous l'épithèque: ce sont des "diplopores" en rapport avec une fossette diploporique. 1, record 7, French, - fossette
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1977-03-09
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- dental socket
1, record 8, English, dental%20socket
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Depression on hinge plate of brachial valve for reception of hinge tooth of pedicle value, [in a brachiopod] 1, record 8, English, - dental%20socket
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- fossette
1, record 8, French, fossette
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Dépression] à la valve dorsale [d'un brachiopode] placée de même que [les dents] et dans laquelle vient s'adapter la dent [correspondante] 1, record 8, French, - fossette
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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