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DECUBITUS DORSAL [4 records]

Record 1 2011-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
CONT

Dorsal recumbent. The client lies on the back with the legs separated, knees bent, and soles of the feet flat on the bed.

Key term(s)
  • dorsal recumbent position

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
CONT

La position allongée de la patiente en décubitus dorsal bras relevé au-dessus de la tête pour dégager le mieux possible le prolongement axillaire et le sillon sous mammaire s'avère confortable pour l'exploration globale du sein [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Lying in the supine position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
OBS

décubitus : Position du corps reposant sur un plan horizontal.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Physiotherapy
DEF

lying on the back or with face upward.

CONT

Erect and supine abdominal films showed no evidence of intestinal obstruction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Physiothérapie
CONT

Des radiographies abdominales en position assise et couchée ne révéleront aucun signe d'obstruction intestinale.

Key term(s)
  • en décubitus dorsal

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Science
  • Animal Anatomy
CONT

A cow positioned in dorsal recumbency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zootechnie
  • Anatomie animale
OBS

Attitude couchée des animaux au repos.

Spanish

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