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CONGENITAL CONSTRICTING BANDS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-06-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- congenital constricting bands
1, record 1, English, congenital%20constricting%20bands
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- congenital constricting rings 2, record 1, English, congenital%20constricting%20rings
correct, plural
- congenital constriction bands 2, record 1, English, congenital%20constriction%20bands
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Well-defined transverse indentations of the skin and the underlying soft tissues completely encircling the extremity at one or several levels having the appearance of a band of tissue constricting the limb. The constriction varies in degree from a slight depression to a deep groove almost to the bone. 2, record 1, English, - congenital%20constricting%20bands
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Definition from TUROR, 1984, pp. 357, 290. 3, record 1, English, - congenital%20constricting%20bands
Record 1, Key term(s)
- congenital constricting band
- congenital constricting ring
- congenital constriction band
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sillons congénitaux
1, record 1, French, sillons%20cong%C3%A9nitaux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sillons amniotiques 2, record 1, French, sillons%20amniotiques
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] incisures circulaires, plus ou moins profondes, qui siègent au niveau des membres de certains nouveau-nés et forment des dépressions "en bracelet". [...] autrefois attribués à des brides amniotiques qui feraient garrot autour d'un membre, on considère actuellement qu'ils sont dus à une nécrose tissulaire in utero par thrombose vasculaire [...] 1, record 1, French, - sillons%20cong%C3%A9nitaux
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sillon congénital
- sillon amniotique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- surcos congénitos
1, record 1, Spanish, surcos%20cong%C3%A9nitos
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 1, Key term(s)
- surco congénito
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