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SHIN BONE [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
tibia
Latin
CONT

Located on the anteromedial side of the leg, nearly parallel to the fibula, the tibia (shin bone) is the second largest bone in the body.

OBS

tibia: English and Latin designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • shinbone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
tibia
Latin
CONT

Situé dans la partie antéro-médiale de la jambe, presque parallèlement à la fibula, le tibia est le deuxième os le plus volumineux du corps.

OBS

tibia : désignation française dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

tibia : désignation latine tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Horse Husbandry
OBS

[The] leg bone above the fetlock (the large metacarpal/metatarsal bone).

OBS

Specifically, [the] shin is the dorsal surface (front part) of the cannon bone.

OBS

English-Canadian dictionaries give the spelling "cannon" only.

Key term(s)
  • shin bone
  • canon bone
  • canon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Élevage des chevaux
CONT

Os du métacarpe : 1er métacarpien principal 2ème métacarpien rudimentaire : os du canon.

CONT

Un cas particulier de cette forme de harper est le harper secondaire à un traumatisme de la face dorso-proximale du métatarsien (os du canon), intéressant ou non les tendons extenseur latéral du doigt et long extenseur du doigt.

CONT

Os canon, ainsi nommé à cause de sa forme cylindrique et allongée (de l'italien cannone = tube).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
  • Cría de ganado caballar
OBS

Hueso.

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