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Record 1 2003-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthoses
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Rigid dressing made of gauze impregnated with plaster of Paris, used to immobilize an injured part, especially in bone fractures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthèses
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Appareil de contention, formé de pièces de tarlatane imprégnées de plâtre, utilisé notamment pour le traitement des fractures.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ortesis
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
DEF

Gasa impregnada de yeso, que al fraguar se endurece, quedando un vendaje rígido que inmoviliza la fractura.

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