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CALCULUS [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A solid pathological concretion, usually of inorganic matter in a matrix of protein and pigment, formed in any part of the body, especially in reservoir organs and their passages.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Concrétion pierreuse formée de substances organiques ou inorganiques qui prend parfois naissance dans les réservoirs glandulaires ou dans les canaux excréteurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
DEF

Acumulación de sales en forma de piedra, transportadas por algunos líquidos del organismo como la orina y la bilis, que pueden causar cólicos muy intensos en los órganos que afectan.

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Record 2 2000-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Differential and Integral Calculus
DEF

The differential calculus and the integral calculus, considered together.

OBS

(...) many early attempts at the calculus were based on "reasoning" about infinitesimals (...) As a result, differential and integral calculus was originally referred to as the infinitesimal calculus. This terminology gradually disappeared as the concepts of limit, continuity, and real numbers became clarified.

OBS

The definite article is often used with "infinitesimal calculus" and "calculus".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Calcul différentiel et intégral
DEF

Partie des mathématiques qui comprend le calcul différentiel et le calcul intégral.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cálculo integral y diferencial
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