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webbed neck [2 records]

Record 1 2012-06-21

English

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

A congenital web or tight band of skin of the neck extending from the acromion to the mastoid, usually bilateral.

OBS

The term "webbed neck" is recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

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

Le terme «pterygium colli» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 2 2006-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

The broad neck due to lateral folds of skin extending from the clavicle to the head but containing no muscles, bones, or other structures [as seen] in Turner's syndrome and in Noonan's syndrome.

CONT

Turner syndrome ... occurs in females. A webbed neck, infantilism, and cubitus valgus are observed. Another term for this condition is pterygium colli.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

Syndrome de Turner [....] cou palmé (pterygium colli) : Replis cutanés s'étendant de la pointe de la mastoïde à l'acromion d'où un cou élargi, avec implantation basse des cheveux [...]

Spanish

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