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SPIDER VEIN [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
DEF

Permanent dilation of preexisting blood vessels (capillaries, arterioles, venules) creating small focal red lesions, usually in the skin or mucous membranes.

CONT

Varicose veins and telangiectasia (spider veins) are the visible surface manifestations of an underlying venous insufficiency syndrome.

OBS

telangiectasia: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
DEF

Dilatation pathologique et permanente de certains petits vaisseaux de la peau et des muqueuses, dont le trajet devient visible à l'œil nu, sous forme de traînées linéaires (chevelu capillaire), de fins réseaux, de plaques circonscrites, ou d'étoiles vasculaires [...] et qui disparaît à la vitropression.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes vasculares (Medicina)
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Record 2 1991-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
CONT

The smaller blood vessels known as spider veins can be treated by a dermatologist using a simple technique called sclerotherapy.

OBS

vascular spider: a teleangiectasia due to dilatation and ramification of superficial cutaneous arteries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
OBS

Traitement des microvarices et des varicosités. Merlen (1969) distingue des télangiectasies rouges qui seraient d'origine artériolaire. On décrit (...) des télangiectasies sinueuses simples - des télangiectasies arborisées - des télangiectasies en araignée ou en étoile - des télangiectasies punctiformes.

Spanish

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