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ZONE GACHETTE [2 records]

Record 1 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A circumscribed area of the body where stimulation will produce a specific sensation, such as pain.

CONT

When the pain is chronic or severe, particularly when a trigger area is found, local anesthesia with ethyl chloride spray or local injection of 0.5 per cent lidocaine or physiologic saline sometimes affords relief.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Parfois spontanée, la névralgie est très souvent provoquée par la stimulation d'une région cutanée ou muqueuse précise (zone gâchette).

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-04-09

English

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

Any area of hyperexcitability, stimulation of which will precipitate a specific response such as the lancinating pain of trigeminal neuralgia.

French

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

Zone particulière, souvent peu étendue, dont la stimulation même légère peut déclencher des douleurs en éclairs, souvent en salves.

OBS

Zone gâchette : synonyme impropre.

OBS

Le terme "zone détente" a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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