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TIBIA [3 records]

Record 1 2023-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Located on the anteromedial side of the leg, nearly parallel to the fibula, the tibia (shin bone) is the second largest bone in the body.

OBS

tibia: English and Latin designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • shinbone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Situé dans la partie antéro-médiale de la jambe, presque parallèlement à la fibula, le tibia est le deuxième os le plus volumineux du corps.

OBS

tibia : désignation française dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

tibia : désignation latine tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
DEF

organ stop of flue pipes ...

OBS

... used esp. in names of various labial wood pipe organ stops (tibia clausa) (tibia plena) ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
OBS

Différents jeux d'orgue (flûtes) portent ce nom : t. aperta, t. silvestris, t. clausa, t. angusta; (...)

Spanish

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Record 3 1977-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

Joint of [the] distal part of [a] prosomal appendage [of a merostome.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Chaque patte [de Mérostome] comprend (...) un tibia (...)

Spanish

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