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THORACIC DUCT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Mixter forceps
1, record 1, English, Mixter%20forceps
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Mixter clamp 2, record 1, English, Mixter%20clamp
correct
- Mixter right-angle forceps 3, record 1, English, Mixter%20right%2Dangle%20forceps
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lightweight, ratchet-handled hemostat with the blades curved sharply downwards near their tip. 4, record 1, English, - Mixter%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Mixter forceps] are used primarily in general and vascular surgery. [They] are helpful in placing sutures behind or around a vessel or duct. They are used secondarily for the dissection of tissue. All Mixter forceps, artery or hemostatic forceps, thoracic or grasping forceps, gall stone forceps and gall duct forceps) are right angle [forceps]. 5, record 1, English, - Mixter%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as in "Mixter’s forceps" (Samuel Jason Mixter, American neurological surgeon) often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written forms "Mixter’s forceps", and "Mixter’s clamp" are no longer found. 6, record 1, English, - Mixter%20forceps
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pince de Mixter
1, record 1, French, pince%20de%20Mixter
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-07-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Lahey goiter retractor
1, record 2, English, Lahey%20goiter%20retractor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Lahey thyroid retractor 2, record 2, English, Lahey%20thyroid%20retractor
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Numerous surgical instruments bear the name of Frank H. Lahey, U. S. surgeon(1880-1935) : Lahey bag; Lahey carrier; Lahey catheter; Lahey clamp; Lahey dissecting scissors; Lahey drain; Lahey forceps; Lahey gall duct forceps; Lahey goiter tenaculum; Lahey gouge; Lahey hemostatic forceps; Lahey hook; Lahey ligature carrier; Lahey needle; Lahey osteotome; Lahey scissors; Lahey score; Lahey tenaculum; Lahey thoracic clamp; Lahey thoracic forceps; Lahey thyroid retractor; Lahey thyroid scissors; Lahey trephine; Lahey tube; etc. 3, record 2, English, - Lahey%20goiter%20retractor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- écarteur de goitre de Lahey
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9carteur%20de%20goitre%20de%20Lahey
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- écarteur de Lahey 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9carteur%20de%20Lahey
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-07-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Lymphatic System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lymph duct
1, record 3, English, lymph%20duct
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... eventually large lymph duct(the thoracic duct and right lymphatic duct) empty into the right and left subclavian veins. 1, record 3, English, - lymph%20duct
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Système lymphatique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- canal lymphatique
1, record 3, French, canal%20lymphatique
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] ce liquide [lymphe] pénètre dans un système de vaisseaux de petit calibre, bosselés, multi-valvulés, les canaux lymphatiques. 1, record 3, French, - canal%20lymphatique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema linfático
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- canal linfático
1, record 3, Spanish, canal%20linf%C3%A1tico
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-05-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Lymphatic System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- lymphangiomyomatosis
1, record 4, English, lymphangiomyomatosis
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A progressive disorder of women of child-bearing age, marked by nodular and diffuse interstitial proliferation of smooth muscle in the lungs, lymph nodes, and thoracic duct. 2, record 4, English, - lymphangiomyomatosis
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Système lymphatique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lymphangiomyomatose
1, record 4, French, lymphangiomyomatose
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1993-04-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Muscles and Tendons
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- lymphangiomyoma
1, record 5, English, lymphangiomyoma
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A growth composed of bundles of smooth muscle tissue about cavernous or slitlike, endothelium-lined lymph spaces. Aggregates of lymphocytes may be found in association with the smooth muscle tissue. 2, record 5, English, - lymphangiomyoma
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The tumor has been observed only in the mediastinum, retroperitoneum in close association with the thoracic duct and its tributaries. 2, record 5, English, - lymphangiomyoma
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Muscles et tendons
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- lymphangiomyome
1, record 5, French, lymphangiomyome
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lymphangiomyome. Il possède une morphologie comparable à celle de l'angioléiomyome, mais sa signification est différente. Ses faisceaux musculaires lisses entourent des fentes et des lacunes caverneuses ainsi que des amas lymphocytaires. La lésion [...] siège dans le médiastin, la région rétropéritonéale et le bassin, en connexion avec le canal thoracique et ses gros vaisseaux. [...] Elle est anatomiquement bénigne [...] C'est sans doute un hamartome. 2, record 5, French, - lymphangiomyome
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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