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TRIRADIUS [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
DEF

In dermatoglyphics, a point from which the dermal ridges course in three directions at angles of approximately 120 degrees.

CONT

(Finger-print pattern and the sex chromosomes) The number of ridges between the core of a finger-print pattern and the relevant triradius is an index of pattern size. An arch configuration, with no triradius, scores zero.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Disposition des crêtes papillaires en forme d'étoile triangulaire.

CONT

Des trois lignes issues de chaque triradius, deux enserrent la base du doigt; la troisième, dite ligne principale, se termine sur le bord de la paume dans l'une des 14 zones définies plus haut.

Spanish

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