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FUSIFORM [2 records]

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Record 1 2008-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Botany
  • Grain Growing
DEF

A term describing a spike that is widest in the middle and tapers to both its tip and base.

OBS

Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Botanique
  • Culture des céréales
OBS

Renflé au milieu et atténué aux deux bouts.

OBS

Terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de cereales
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Record 2 2004-01-22

English

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

Tapering of both ends.

CONT

... the hands [in rheumatoid arthritis], particularly the proximal joints of the fingers, are involved .... The swelling of the joint consists not only of increased synovial effusion but also of inflammatory edema of the structures, so the swelling is maximal about the joint and gradually tapers off at a distance. ... A typical fusiform appearance results.

French

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

[Dans la polyarthrite rhumatoïde,] les interphalangiennes proximales sont presque toujours touchées [...]. Leur inflammation contribue à la raideur douloureuse matinale des mains. Elle crée un gonflement articulaire [...] renflant le doigt en fuseau [...]

OBS

Le terme «en fuseau» est plus fréquent que «fusiforme».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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