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SYMPHYSE [4 records]

Record 1 2013-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

Anterior joint of the pelvis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
  • Paleontology
DEF

A barely movable junction of two bone surfaces connected by a fibrous cartilage pad.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
  • Paléontologie
CONT

[Certains Crustacés ont une] carapace bivalve, les deux moitiés étant unies par une symphyse.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Mouth
DEF

The line of fusion in the median plane of the mandible that marks the union of the two halves of the mandible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cavité buccale
CONT

Os crâniens [...] Symphyse mentonnière : fusion médiane des os mandibulaires.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Biology
DEF

The junction boundary between two bones that have grown together.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie animale
DEF

Cartilage qui unit deux os.

Spanish

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