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PANCREATIC CYSTIC FIBROSIS [1 record]

Record 1 2013-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Pancreas
DEF

An inherited autosomal recessive disorder of the exocrine glands, causing those glands to produce abnormally thick secretions of mucus, elevation of sweat electrolytes, increased organic and enzymatic constituents of saliva, and overactivity of the autonomic nervous system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Pancréas
DEF

Maladie autosomique récessive, symptomatique chez les homozygotes, caractérisée par un dysfonctionnement des glandes exocrines lié à un défaut congénital d’un facteur de régulation de la perméabilité membranaire, entraînant par des sécrétions anormalement visqueuses une insuffisance respiratoire chronique obstructive, une insuffisance pancréatique [et] des troubles intestinaux.

OBS

Toutes les glandes à sécrétion externe sont atteintes.

Spanish

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