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MUSCLE MARTEAU [3 records]

Record 1 2012-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
DEF

A canal beginning at the anterior border of the petrous and squamous portions of the temporal bone and passing through the tympanic cavity. It is divided into two semicanals: one for the eustachian tube and the other for the tensor tympanic muscle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
DEF

Prolongement antérieur de la caisse du tympan, formé de deux canaux parallèles superposés : le canal du muscle du marteau, et le canal osseux de la trompe.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
DEF

Muscle annexé à la paroi antérieure de l’oreille moyenne, qui commande la membrane tympanique.

OBS

muscle du marteau : terme vieilli selon la source EMOTO, 1995i.

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
DEF

An instrument for testing tendon reflexes, usually consisting of a rubber-headed mallet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
CONT

tout muscle étant tendu à la façon d’une corde entre deux points fixes, il est possible de l'étirer en frappant avec un marteau à réflexe l'un de ses tendons d’insertion.

Spanish

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