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Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-08-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Reproduction (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hot flush
1, record 1, English, hot%20flush
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vasomotor symptom of the climacterium; sudden vasodilation with a sensation of heat, usually involving the face and neck, and upper part of the chest; sweats, often profuse, frequently follow the flush. 1, record 1, English, - hot%20flush
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Reproduction (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bouffée de chaleur
1, record 1, French, bouff%C3%A9e%20de%20chaleur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trouble vasomoteur provoquant une brusque sensation de chaleur et de rougeur du visage, souvent accompagnées de sueurs, survenant surtout chez la femme, principalement lors de l'installation de la ménopause. 1, record 1, French, - bouff%C3%A9e%20de%20chaleur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Reproducción (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sofoco
1, record 1, Spanish, sofoco
correct, masculine noun, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, Venezuela
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bochorno 2, record 1, Spanish, bochorno
correct, masculine noun, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Venezuela
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sensación pasajera de calor que experimentan algunas mujeres menopáusicas o posmenopáusicas [debido a] trastornos vasomotores autónomos que acompañan a los cambios de la actividad neurohormonal de ovarios, hipotálamo e hipófisis. 3, record 1, Spanish, - sofoco
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