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SELF-EXAMINATION [1 record]

Record 1 2011-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

An inspection usually performed at home, without the assistance of a physician, designed to detect any sign suggesting a possible pathology.

OBS

Cancer of breast, testis or skin.

Key term(s)
  • self examination

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Inspection géneralement effectuée chez soi, sans l'aide d'un médecin, visant à repérer tout symptôme, indice révélateur d'une pathologie.

OBS

Cancer du sein, du testicule ou de la peau.

Key term(s)
  • auto examen
  • auto palpation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
DEF

Método diagnóstico no invasivo mediante el cual se autoexplora una parte del cuerpo como por ej. las mamas (autoexploración mamaria) o los testículos (autoexploración testicular) para reconocer cualquier anomalía.

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