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Record 1 1990-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

The peculiar dull sound elicited by percussion over an abnormally solid part, or over an organ in which there is not any air, or over a large collection of fluid in a tissue.

OBS

The term "absolute dullness" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

Matité : diminution du son normal perçu à la percussion du thorax. Cette diminution est due à l'interposition d'une collection liquide dans la plèvre entre le poumon et la paroi (pleurésies) ou à l'existence de lésions de condensation parenchymateuse sous-jacentes (pneumonies). Il existe une grande variété de nuances, allant de la sonorité thoracique normale à la matité absolue. Dans les cas intermédiaires, on parle de submatité.

OBS

Le terme "matité franche" a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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