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four·chette

 (fo͝or-shĕt′)
n.
1. A narrow, forked strip of material joining the front and back sections of the fingers of gloves.
2. Anatomy A small band or fold of mucous membrane forming the posterior margin of the vulva and connecting the posterior ends of the labia majora.
3. Zoology See furcula.
[French, from Old French forchete, fork, diminutive of forche, pitchfork, from Latin furca.]
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fourchette

(fʊəˈʃɛt)
n
1. (Anatomy) anatomy the bandlike fold of skin, about one inch from the anus, forming the posterior margin of the vulva
2. (Zoology) a less common name for furcula, frog3
[C18: from French: a little fork, from Old French forche , from Latin furca fork]
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four•chette

(fʊərˈʃɛt)

n.
1. the fold of skin that forms the posterior margin of the vulva.
2. the wishbone of a bird.
[1745–55; < French, diminutive of fourche, Old French < Latin furca fork; see fork -ette]
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four·chette

n. Fr. horquilla, comisura posterior de la vulva.
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Compared to faster velocity (17.8 [+ or -] 1.4 km/h), it has previously been reported that maximum force (-12.3%) and peak pressure (-15.1%) are lower while jogging (11.2 [+ or -] 0.9 km/h) on a treadmill at constant velocity (Fourchet et al., 2012).
running (+6.7% and +3.7%, respectively) at steady velocities at the expense of reduced relative load under the lesser toes (-8.4%) (Fourchet et al., 2012).
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Gribble, P.A., Delahunt, E., Bleakley, C.M., Caulfield, B., Docherty, C.L., Fong, D.T., Fourchet, F., Hertel, J., Hiller, C.E., Kaminski, T.W., McKeon, P.O., Refshauge, K.M., van der Wees, P., Vicenzino, W.
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Gribble P.A., Delahunt E., Bleakley C.M., Caulfield B., Docherty C.L., Fong D.T., Fourchet F., Hertel J., Hiller C.E., Kaminski T.W., McKeon P.O., Refshauge K.M., van der Wees P., Vicenzino W.
Effects of neuromuscular training on the rear-foot angle kinematics in elite women field hockey players with chronic ankle instability
A number of studies (Bobbert and Van Ingen Schenau, 1988; Bobbert et al., 2002; Fourchet et al., 2012; Jones and Caldwell, 2003) suggest that muscle fatigue may affect the execution of the vertical jump with regard to the anterior-posterior direction of the movement.
Alterations of vertical jump mechanics after a half-marathon mountain running race
This was shown in our recent comparison in plantar patterns between training shoes and racing spikes in young sprinters where we found a globally higher load under forefoot and toes with significantly more marked maximum force and mean pressure when wearing spikes (Fourchet et al., 2007).
Effects of combined foot/ankle electromyostimulation and resistance training on the in-shoe plantar pressure patterns during sprint in young athletes

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