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charley horse [4 records]

Record 1 2014-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Muscular strain or soreness especially in a leg.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Contraction et rigidité prolongées et involontaires d'un ou de plusieurs muscles, sans lésions des fibres musculaires.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Muscular strain or soreness especially in a leg.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

On dit familièrement crampe d'athlète au lieu de contracture.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Soreness and stiffness in a muscle caused by overstrain or contusion, characterized by sudden onset and aggravation upon movement; the term is usually restricted to injuries of the quadriceps muscle.

OBS

Definition from DOMED, 1981, p. 250 and TAMED, 1985, p. 304.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

Chez le sportif, les lésions musculaires sont causées par une contusion directe sur le muscle. C'est la contusion musculaire (charleyhorse), qui survient au moment d'une collision, d'une chute, ou encore lorsqu'on est frappé par un objet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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