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kyphoscoliosis [1 record]

Record 1 2024-01-31

English

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

An increased angulation in the anterior-posterior curvature of the spine that is almost always associated with a lateral curvature of the spine and rib rotation.

French

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

Déviation double à convexité postérieure et latérale de la colonne vertébrale, s'accompagnant toujours, dans les formes graves, d'une rotation des corps vertébraux entraînant une torsion et non une simple inclinaison latérale.

OBS

Le terme «cypho-scoliose» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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