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Escucheon Escudo Escutcheon


~ ESCUCHEON   or
~ ESCUDO      sp for SHIELD
~ ESCUTCHEON  id+ | SHIELD LIKE |
              id+ | VAULT LIKE |
  gr    THOLUS      or
  gr    THOLOS      ROUND BUILDING WITH A
                    CONICAL ROOF or CUPOLA
  hx>               ARCHED BEEHIVE LIKE ANCIENT
                    BURIAL VAULTS or MONUMENTS
  lat   THORAX      CHEST also CUIRASS or
                    TWO PIECES COVERING THE
                    FRONT AND BACK OF THE CHEST
                    and UPPER ABDOMEN
        SKUTOS      SHIELD
  lat   SCUTUS      same  also TARGET
        SCUTULA     SAUCER
  med> ESCUTCHEON   SHAPE OF THE CHEST or
                    THORACCIC MORPHOLOGY
  fr   ESCUTCHEON   also VESSEL  CONTAINER
  it    SCUDO       SHIELD
  sp   ESCUDO       same also name for
                    COIN MONEY
  med> THE SHAPE OF THE THORAX or CHEST
       IS REFLECTED ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF THE
  see> STERNUM associated with a
       PECTUS  EXCAVATUM or CARINATUM or KEEL LIKE
  see> PECTUS
  see> CHEST
  see> BREAST
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