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CLOACA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cloaca
1, record 1, English, cloaca
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An opening in the involucrum of a necrosed bone, seen as an area of decreased density at the bone-periosteal interface, through which pus and debris can be discharged. [From WFOOT, 1983, p. 1979 and DOMED, 1988, p. 346.] 2, record 1, English, - cloaca
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fistule osseuse
1, record 1, French, fistule%20osseuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ouverture dans la corticale et l'involucre rendant possible la décompression d'un os infecté. 1, record 1, French, - fistule%20osseuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- atrium
1, record 2, English, atrium
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- spongocoel 2, record 2, English, spongocoel
correct
- cloaca 3, record 2, English, cloaca
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In sponges, an inner chamber ... lined with choanocyte cells. 4, record 2, English, - atrium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The inner cavity of the sponge is called the atrium or spongocoel. The cells that line the atrium are called Choanocytes that have flagella ... 5, record 2, English, - atrium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural of atrium: atria. 6, record 2, English, - atrium
Record 2, Key term(s)
- atria
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- atrium
1, record 2, French, atrium
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- spongocoele 2, record 2, French, spongocoele
correct, masculine noun
- cavité gastrale 3, record 2, French, cavit%C3%A9%20gastrale
correct, feminine noun
- cavité pseudogastrique 4, record 2, French, cavit%C3%A9%20pseudogastrique
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Chez un Spongiaire,] cavité axiale, tapissée de pinacocytes [...] 5, record 2, French, - atrium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cavité centrale [des Spongiaires] est appelée cavité gastrale, atrium ou encore spongocoele. 3, record 2, French, - atrium
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-01-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cloaca
1, record 3, English, cloaca
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The pit-like chamber that contains the anus and urogenital openings of chondrichthyans; a common opening for digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts in many fishes. 2, record 3, English, - cloaca
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the sharks ..., the anus opens into a depression on the ventral body surface, the cloaca, which contains ... 3, record 3, English, - cloaca
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cloaque
1, record 3, French, cloaque
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un cloaque n'est vraiment développé que chez les Sélaciens et les Dipneustes. 2, record 3, French, - cloaque
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cloaca
1, record 3, Spanish, cloaca
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Porción terminal del aparato digestivo de algunos invertebrados. 2, record 3, Spanish, - cloaca
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-04-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
- Bowels
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cloaca
1, record 4, English, cloaca
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Cloaca" is the term applied to the end of the digestive tube when this receives the urinary and genital ducts as well as the intestine. A cloaca is general throughout vertebrates except in placental mammals .... 1, record 4, English, - cloaca
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
- Intestins
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cloaque
1, record 4, French, cloaque
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Chez les Vertébrés autres que mammifères placentaires.] L'extrémité inférieure du gros intestin forme un cloaque où débouchent les conduits urinaires et génitaux. 2, record 4, French, - cloaque
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Anatomía animal
- Intestinos
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- cloaca
1, record 4, Spanish, cloaca
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Equidna y ornitorrinco poseen una sola abertura, la cloaca, para el paso, desde el seno urogenital, de los productos intestinales, urinarios y reproductores. 1, record 4, Spanish, - cloaca
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