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succussion splash [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Respiratory System
DEF

A sloshing sound heard by shaking an individual who has free fluid and air or gas in a whole organ or body cavity.

OBS

The patient should not have eaten or taken fluids for three hours.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

Clapotement particulier que l'on produit en imprimant des secousses à une cavité contenant un liquide et un gaz (hydropneumothorax, dilatation d'estomac).

OBS

bruit de flot; bruit à la succussion; clapotement à la succussion : termes retenus par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé.

Spanish

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