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ROTATION EXTERNE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lateral rotation
1, record 1, English, lateral%20rotation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- external rotation 2, record 1, English, external%20rotation
correct
- laterotation 3, record 1, English, laterotation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outward turning of a part around a longitudinal axis .... 1, record 1, English, - lateral%20rotation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rotation externe
1, record 1, French, rotation%20externe
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rotation latérale 2, record 1, French, rotation%20lat%C3%A9rale
proposal, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] mouvement qui tend à faire tourner le membre ou le segment de membre vers le dehors, selon son grand axe. 1, record 1, French, - rotation%20externe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À l'avant-bras et au pied, on appelle «supination» le mouvement de rotation externe. 1, record 1, French, - rotation%20externe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
rotation latérale : terme proposé par le comité de sémiologie de l'appareil locomoteur. 3, record 1, French, - rotation%20externe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- rotación externa
1, record 1, Spanish, rotaci%C3%B3n%20externa
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-08-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- active external rotation 1, record 2, English, active%20external%20rotation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Active external rotation was reached by spinal-suprascapularis nerve neurotization in 60 per cent of C5-C6 and 54 per cent of C5-C6-C7. 1, record 2, English, - active%20external%20rotation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rotation externe active
1, record 2, French, rotation%20externe%20active
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une épaule stable avec une rotation externe active a été obtenue dans 56 p. 100 des cas. 1, record 2, French, - rotation%20externe%20active
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-07-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- external rotation
1, record 3, English, external%20rotation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In structural petrology, rotation of the bulk of the material that changes its external form, regardless of what internal rotation there may or may not be: rotational strain. 1, record 3, English, - external%20rotation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rotation externe
1, record 3, French, rotation%20externe
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La nomenclature se complique lorsque le champ de contrainte provoque à la fois des failles et une modification des pendages des couches, c'est-à-dire une rotation (dite externe) des couches. Les failles, normales ou inverses, et les décrochements, sont alors dites soit synthétiques, soit antithétiques par rapport au sens de cette rotation externe suivant qu'elles développent un couple de même sens ou de sens contraire (...) 1, record 3, French, - rotation%20externe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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