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DOLOR [2 records]

Record 1 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

The distressing sensation excited by noxious stimuli of sufficient intensity acting on nerve-endings.

OBS

Pain may be of central nervous origin or psychogenic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Sensation anormale et pénible résultant de la stimulation des terminaisons nerveuses.

OBS

Elle peut être d'origine nerveuse centrale ou psychique.

OBS

Le terme «douleur» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Key term(s)
  • algie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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Record 2 1990-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Pain; one of the cardinal signs of inflammation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Douleur; l'un des signes caractéristiques de l'inflammation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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