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HALLUX [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Musculoskeletal System
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- great toe
1, record 1, English, great%20toe
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- big toe 2, record 1, English, big%20toe
correct
- first toe 3, record 1, English, first%20toe
correct
- first digit of foot 3, record 1, English, first%20digit%20of%20foot
correct
- digit 1 of foot 3, record 1, English, digit%201%20of%20foot
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The innermost and largest toe of the foot. 4, record 1, English, - great%20toe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
great toe; hallux: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica. 5, record 1, English, - great%20toe
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hallux
1, record 1, French, hallux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gros orteil 2, record 1, French, gros%20orteil
correct, masculine noun
- premier orteil 3, record 1, French, premier%20orteil
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hallux : désignation française dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, French, - hallux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hallux : désignation latine tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, French, - hallux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hallux
1, record 1, Spanish, hallux
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hallux rigidus
1, record 2, English, hallux%20rigidus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A condition in which there is restriction in the range of motion in the first metatarsophalangeal joint; it is frequently secondary to degenerative joint disease. 2, record 2, English, - hallux%20rigidus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hallux rigidus
1, record 2, French, hallux%20rigidus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Raideur du gros orteil, due à une arthrose de l'articulation métatarso-phalangienne. 2, record 2, French, - hallux%20rigidus
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- hallus rigidus
1, record 2, Spanish, hallus%20rigidus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-02-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hallux valgus
1, record 3, English, hallux%20valgus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a lateral deviation of the big toe often with an associated varus of the first metatarsal bone. 1, record 3, English, - hallux%20valgus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hallux valgus
1, record 3, French, hallux%20valgus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- angulation du premier rayon 2, record 3, French, angulation%20du%20premier%20rayon
correct, feminine noun
- hallux abductus 1, record 3, French, hallux%20abductus
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déviation du gros orteil vers les autres orteils, associée généralement à l'adduction permanente du premier métatarsien. 1, record 3, French, - hallux%20valgus
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- hallux valgus
1, record 3, Spanish, hallux%20valgus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hallux valgus interphalangeus
1, record 4, English, hallux%20valgus%20interphalangeus
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... [A] valgus deviation [which] takes place between the distal phalanx and the proximal phalanx of the great toe. It can be either a congenital or an acquired deformity. 1, record 4, English, - hallux%20valgus%20interphalangeus
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hallux valgus interphalangien
1, record 4, French, hallux%20valgus%20interphalangien
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- valgus interphalangien 2, record 4, French, valgus%20interphalangien
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hallux valgus caractérisé par un valgus de la deuxième phalange sur la première phalange du gros orteil. 2, record 4, French, - hallux%20valgus%20interphalangien
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Définition d'après EMAPP 14126 A10, 1984, p. 2. 3, record 4, French, - hallux%20valgus%20interphalangien
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- hallux valgus interphalangeus 1, record 4, Spanish, hallux%20valgus%20interphalangeus
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-05-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hallux
1, record 5, English, hallux
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The first digit on the hind-foot of a tetrapod: the big toe of a human. 2, record 5, English, - hallux
Record 5, Key term(s)
- hind toe
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- hallux
1, record 5, French, hallux
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Premier doigt des oiseaux, équivalent au gros orteil, souvent orienté vers l'arrière. Il peut être de taille réduite ou vestigiale, voire absent chez certaines espèces. 2, record 5, French, - hallux
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Beaucoup de primates (singes, lémuriens) ont un hallux fort développé et séparé des autres doigts du pied, ce qui permet une certaine préhension des branches d'arbres. Cette déviation de l'hallux vers la ligne sagittale du corps est maximale chez certains singes mais on l'a signalée, à un degré réduit, comme caractéristique raciale humaine [...] 3, record 5, French, - hallux
Record 5, Key term(s)
- doigt postérieur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Anatomía animal
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- hállux
1, record 5, Spanish, h%C3%A1llux
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Primer dedo de cada extremidad posterior de los vertebrados tetrápodos. 1, record 5, Spanish, - h%C3%A1llux
Record 6 - internal organization data 1990-06-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hallux limitus
1, record 6, English, hallux%20limitus
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A painful condition preceding hallux rigidus characterized by degenerative joint changes with osteophytes and reduced capability of dorsiflexion. 2, record 6, English, - hallux%20limitus
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Definition from KERHE, 1985, p. 470. 3, record 6, English, - hallux%20limitus
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- hallux limitus
1, record 6, French, hallux%20limitus
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'hallux limitus [...] [se traduit par] un blocage complet de la dorsiflexion du gros orteil, une déformation en "barquette" [...], une hypertrophie de la région métatarsophalangienne du gros orteil avec ostéophytose dorsale et bursite locale réactionnelle, un durillon sous la 5e tête métatarsienne et à la base de la phalange unguéale, des lésions articulaires majeures avec altération importante de l'interligne articulaire et ostéophytose péricapitale exubérante [...] 1, record 6, French, - hallux%20limitus
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- hallux limitus 1, record 6, Spanish, hallux%20limitus
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- rigidez de la dorsiflexión 1, record 6, Spanish, rigidez%20de%20la%20dorsiflexi%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1990-06-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- hallux varus
1, record 7, English, hallux%20varus
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Angulation of the large toe at the metatarsophalangeal joint toward the medial side. It is usually congenital. 2, record 7, English, - hallux%20varus
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Definition from TUROR, 1984, p. 1446. 3, record 7, English, - hallux%20varus
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
This condition must not be confused with metatarsus primus varus in which the angulation occurs ... [at] the metatarsocuneiform joint. 1, record 7, English, - hallux%20varus
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- hallux varus
1, record 7, French, hallux%20varus
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Attitude vicieuse, généralement congénitale, du gros orteil, qui est anormalement large et dévié en dedans, formant un angle de 75 à 90° avec le deuxième orteil. 1, record 7, French, - hallux%20varus
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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