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INSUFFLATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
DEF

The act of blowing a powder, vapor, gas, or air into a body cavity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
DEF

Action de faire pénétrer (un produit vaporisé ou pulvérisé, un gaz dans une cavité du corps) par la pression d'un gaz.

PHR

Insufflation pulmonaire, pleurale (pneumothorax), tubaire; poire à insufflation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento sin cirugía
DEF

Inyección de un medio de contraste en una cavidad del cuerpo, como por ejemplo el pulmón, para distenderla y obtener una mejor calidad en las radiografías.

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