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PLATYSPONDYLY [1 record]

Record 1 2019-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
DEF

The congenital flattening of the vertebral bodies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Vertèbres et moelle
DEF

Malformation [congénitale] caractérisée par l'aplatissement d'une ou de plusieurs vertèbres [...]

OBS

[Elle s'observe] dans certaines chondrodysplasies, notamment dans la maladie de Morquio.

OBS

Théoriquement, le terme de platyspondylie pourrait également s'appliquer aux aplatissements acquis des vertèbres, mais il n'est pas employé dans ce sens.

Spanish

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