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FRACTURE TRANSVERSALE [3 records]

Record 1 2015-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Radiography (Medicine)
DEF

[A] fracture in which the fracture line is at right angles to the long axis of the bone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
DEF

Fracture perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal de l'os lésé.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
DEF

Separation of the wood cells, often appearing as barely distinct fine irregular lines across the grain.

OBS

Such breaks are often due to internal strains resulting from unequal longitudinal shrinkage or to external forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
DEF

Séparation complète ou partielle des tissus du bois intervenant en travers du fil.

Spanish

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