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ATROPHIE MUSCULAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Muscles and Tendons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- muscle atrophy
1, record 1, English, muscle%20atrophy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- muscle wasting 2, record 1, English, muscle%20wasting
correct
- muscular atrophy 3, record 1, English, muscular%20atrophy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diminished muscle mass or bulk which may be localized or generalized, symmetrical or asymmetrical. It is usually but not invariably accompanied by weakness and occurs from disease or from damage to muscle tissue or motor nerves. 4, record 1, English, - muscle%20atrophy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
More than twenty-five years after they seemed to recover, polio victims began to succumb to a new round of weakness, pain, fatigue, and progressive muscle atrophy. 5, record 1, English, - muscle%20atrophy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
muscle atrophy: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee. 6, record 1, English, - muscle%20atrophy
Record 1, Key term(s)
- amyotrophy
- amyotrophia
- myatrophy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Muscles et tendons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- amyotrophie
1, record 1, French, amyotrophie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- atrophie musculaire 2, record 1, French, atrophie%20musculaire
correct, feminine noun
- fonte musculaire 2, record 1, French, fonte%20musculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diminution de volume d'un muscle du à une lésion du motoneurone périphérique (amyotrophie neurogène) aiguë ou chronique, à une dystrophie musculaire, à une immobilisation prolongée ou à un traitement médicamenteux. 3, record 1, French, - amyotrophie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
amyotrophie : terme privilégié par le Comité des sémiologie médicale. 4, record 1, French, - amyotrophie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Músculos y tendones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- amiotrofia
1, record 1, Spanish, amiotrofia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- atrofia muscular 1, record 1, Spanish, atrofia%20muscular
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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