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TENDON ACHILLE [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2019-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Muscles and Tendons
Universal entry(ies)
tendo calcaneus
Latin
tendo Achillis
Latin
A04.7.02.048
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A powerful tendon at the back of the heel which attaches the triceps surae muscle to the tuberosity of the calcaneus.

OBS

calcaneal tendon: term derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A04.7.02.048: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Muscles et tendons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
tendo calcaneus
Latin
tendo Achillis
Latin
A04.7.02.048
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Tendon du muscle triceps sural implanté dans la tubérosité du calcaneus [située à l'arrière du talon].

OBS

tendon calcanéen : terme dérivé de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A04.7.02.048 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Músculos y tendones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
tendo calcaneus
Latin
tendo Achillis
Latin
A04.7.02.048
classification system code, see observation
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Record 3 1999-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
CONT

Après une rupture du tendon d'Achille, mieux vaut être recousu à l'aveugle que sous le contrôle de la vue. La nouvelle a de quoi surprendre. Et pourtant elle vient de faire l'objet d'une communication à l'Académie de chirurgie.

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
OBS

Imprecise term referring to one of a number of Achilles tendon conditions, including Achilles tendon strain and Achilles tendon tenosynovitis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
CONT

Tendinites du tendon d'Achille: D'une extrême fréquence, elles posent de difficiles problèmes tant diagnostiques que thérapeutiques. Il faut bien séparer la tendinite d'insertion et la tendinite du corps du tendon.

Spanish

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