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RECESSUS SPHENOETHMOIDEUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-11-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- The Nose (Medicine)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sphenoethmoidal recess
1, record 1, English, sphenoethmoidal%20recess
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- spheno-ethmoidal recess 2, record 1, English, spheno%2Dethmoidal%20recess
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small cleftlike pocket of the nasal cavity above the superior concha into which the sphenoid sinuses drain. 3, record 1, English, - sphenoethmoidal%20recess
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sphenoethmoidal recess; spheno-ethmoidal recess; recessus sphenoethmoideus: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, English, - sphenoethmoidal%20recess
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Nez (Médecine)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- récessus sphéno-ethmoïdal
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9cessus%20sph%C3%A9no%2Dethmo%C3%AFdal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- récessus sphénoethmoïdal 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9cessus%20sph%C3%A9noethmo%C3%AFdal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
récessus sphéno-ethmoïdal : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9cessus%20sph%C3%A9no%2Dethmo%C3%AFdal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
recessus sphenoethmoideus : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9cessus%20sph%C3%A9no%2Dethmo%C3%AFdal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Nariz (Medicina)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- receso esfeno-etmoidal
1, record 1, Spanish, receso%20esfeno%2Detmoidal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Se conoce como receso esfeno-etmoidal al espacio más posterior comprendido entre el tabique medialmente y el cornete superior. 2, record 1, Spanish, - receso%20esfeno%2Detmoidal
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