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VALVA ATRIOVENTRICULARIS SINISTRA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-05-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mitral valve
1, record 1, English, mitral%20valve
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- left atrioventricular valve 2, record 1, English, left%20atrioventricular%20valve
correct
- bicuspid valve 3, record 1, English, bicuspid%20valve
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
valva mitralis; valva atrioventricularis sinistra: Terminologia Anatomica (terminology adopted by the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists). 4, record 1, English, - mitral%20valve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The bicuspid or mitral valve ... is attached to the circumference of the left atrioventricular orifice in the same way that the tricuspid valve is on the opposite side. It consists of two triangular cusps, formed by duplicatures of the lining membrane, strengthened by fibrous tissue, and containing a few muscular fibers. 5, record 1, English, - mitral%20valve
Record 1, Key term(s)
- left atrio-ventricular valve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- valve mitrale
1, record 1, French, valve%20mitrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- valve atrio-ventriculaire gauche 2, record 1, French, valve%20atrio%2Dventriculaire%20gauche
correct, feminine noun
- valve bicuspide 3, record 1, French, valve%20bicuspide
correct, feminine noun
- valvule mitrale 4, record 1, French, valvule%20mitrale
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
- valvule auriculo-ventriculaire gauche 5, record 1, French, valvule%20auriculo%2Dventriculaire%20gauche
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’usage des termes «valvule» et «valve» a changé, ce qui explique le flottement qui persiste quant au sens des termes. En accord avec la nouvelle nomenclature anatomique, on appelle désormais «valvule» chacune des lames membraneuses dont est composée la «valve». 6, record 1, French, - valve%20mitrale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
valva mitralis; valva atrioventricularis sinistra : Terminologia Anatomica (terminologie adoptée par la International Federation of Associations of Anatomists). 6, record 1, French, - valve%20mitrale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- valve atrioventriculaire gauche
- valve auriculo-ventriculaire gauche
- valve auriculoventriculaire gauche
- valvule atrio-ventriculaire gauche
- valvule atrioventriculaire gauche
- valvule auriculoventriculaire gauche
- valvule bicuspide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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