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pleuritis [2 records]

Record 1 2002-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Lungs
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Inflammation of either the lining of the chest cavity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poumons
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Inflammation de la plèvre.

OBS

Plèvre : membrane entourant le poumon.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

An inflammation of the pleura. An old name for this condition is pleurisy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Inflammation aiguë ou chronique de la plèvre. Après une phase de congestion, le liquide pleural, peu abondant normalement, est dilué par une exsudation plasmatique qui augmente plus ou moins rapidement de volume.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina veterinaria
  • Enfermedades de los animales
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